Preparation of Copper and Nickel-Based Oxide Self-Supporting Electrode by Electrochemical Etching Method for the Detection of Glucose

Abstract

It is of great significance to prepare electrochemical glucose sensors with high selectivity and stability via effective and rapid methods. In this work, the self-support electrode with copper and nickel-based oxide is prepared by chemical-etching reaction which occurred under the property of electrochemical potential difference. In this processing, nickel foam is etched selectively by Cu[Formula: see text] ions and they not only act as self-supporting electrode substrate, but also as nickel ions precursor of NiO. Moreover, the reaction can be completely satisfied on 30 min at room temperature. As a self-supporting electrode nonenzymic glucose electrochemical sensor, the electrode exhibited a wide linear range (0.04–3.00[Formula: see text]mM), low detection limit (0.02[Formula: see text]mM) with high sensitivity of 1096[Formula: see text][Formula: see text] and good selectivity, repeatability and stability. Furthermore, the application of the prepared sensor provides an avenue for the application of the transition metal materials in the field of electrochemical sensing.