Construction of an electrochemical sensor towards environmental hazardous 4-nitrophenol based on Nd(OH)3-embedded VSe2 nanocomposite.

The toxicity of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) is one of the most common threats to the environment; therefore, developing a simple and sensitive analytical method to detect 4-NP is crucial. In this study, we prepared the Nd(OH)3/VSe2 nanocomposite using the simple hydrothermally assisted ultrasonication method and it was used to detect the 4-NP. Different characterization techniques were used to investigate the morphological and chemical compositions of Nd(OH)3/VSe2 nanocomposite. All of these investigations revealed that Nd(OH)3 nanoparticles were finely dispersed on the surface of the VSe2 nanosheet. The electrical conductivity of our prepared samples was evaluated by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopic technique. The CV and DPV methods were used to explore the electrochemical activity of 4-NP at the Nd(OH)3/VSe2/GCE sensor which exhibited a wide linear range (0.001 to 640 µM), low limit of detection (0.008 µM), and good sensitivity (0.41 µA µM-1 cm-2), respectively. Additionally, Nd(OH)3/VSe2/GCE sensor was tested in water samples for the detection of 4-NP, which exhibited good recovery results. The Nd(OH)3/VSe2 electrode material is a novel one for the electrochemical sensor field, and the obtained overall results also proved that our proposed material is an active material for sensor applications.

Ultrasensitive electrochemical sensor for the detection of carbamazepine based on gadolinium vanadate nanostructure decorated functionalized carbon nanofiber nanocomposite.

The gadolinium vanadate nanostructure decorated functionalized carbon nanofiber (GdVO4/f-CNF) nanocomposite was prepared by the hydrothermal method, which is fabricated on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for the determination of carbamazepine (CBZ). The structural morphology of the hydrothermally synthesized GdVO4/f-CNF material was investigated by several spectroscopy methods such as FESEM, HRTEM, EDS-mapping, XRD, XPS, and Raman. Moreover, the electrical conductivity of our synthesized material was inspected by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis, and the electrochemical performance towards CBZ was inspected by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and amperometry (AMP) analysis under optimized conditions. The AMP determination of CBZ exhibits the lowest level LOD of 0.0018 µM and a good linear range of 0.01-157 µM. Additionally, our proposed sensor was used to determine the CBZ in the pharmaceutical and, human urine samples which have exposed the acceptable recoveries.

Fabrication of a New Electrochemical Sensor Based on Bimetal Oxide for the Detection of Furazolidone in Biological Samples.

This study utilized a simple hydrothermal method to synthesize nickel molybdenum oxide (NMO) for the detection of furazolidone (FZE). Our synthesized NMO was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron spectroscopy (FE-SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were used to detect the FZE. Under optimized conditions, the obtained results showed that the NMO had an excellent electrocatalytic property towards FZE. As a result, NMO/GCE showed a good linear range of 0.001-1765 µM, an excellent detection limit (LOD) of 0.02 µM, and sensitivity of 0.2042 µA µM-1 cm-2.