One-dimensional bimetallic PdRh alloy mesoporous nanotubes constructed for ultra-sensitive detection of carbamate pesticide

Abstract

Bimetallic nanomaterials with various dimensions have been successfully explored in electrochemical biosensor to detect the carbamate pesticide. One-dimensional bimetallic nanomaterials with mesoporous, which possess bigger electrochemical active area, more catalytic active sites and faster electron transmission efficiency, may have excellent performance in electrochemical biosensor, but have been rarely reported. In order to confirm this hypothesis, one-dimensional PdRh alloy mesoporous nanotubes were prepared and applied as a platform for carbamate pesticide electrochemical detection. Upon optimum conditions, the constructed AChE sensor showed an ultrahigh sensitivity (0.279 μA/nM), a wide linear range (9.44 × 10−8 - 0.944 mg/L) and a low detection limit (9.44 × 10−8 mg/L) for carbaryl. And the biosensor exhibited outstanding anti-interference ability, precision and stability. Moreover, the actual sample detection of the biosensor has been demonstrated with a satisfactory recovery (94.01%–102.80%). The remarkable property may attribute to the integrated advantages of one-dimensional mesoporous structure and bimetallic alloy.