Abstract
Exploring the sensitive and reliable methods for the determination of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a crucial issue for the health and environmental challenges. Herein, we demonstrate a facile, but rational and effective solvothermal approach to the synthesis of hierarchical NiO mesoporous nanospheres (NiO-MNS) as an effective non-enzymatic sensor towards the H2O2 detection. Owing to the intercalation and stabilization effect of polyethylene glycol for the Ni(OH)2 intermediate, the NiO mesoporous nanosphere (NiO-MNS) product is consistent with the low-dimensional nanostructured NiO blocks with large surface area and plentiful mesopores after the calcination treatment. The obtained NiO-MNS sensor presents superior electrochemical performance with a high sensitivity (236.7 μA mM−1 cm−2) and low limit of detection (0.62 μM), as well as the good selectivity and reliability for the further application of H2O2 detection. In addition, the unraveling mechanism of the mesopores formation derived from the in situ measurements also offers the valuable guidance for the future design of porous materials for electrochemical devices and other applications.
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