Cu(II)‐Based MOF Immobilized on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis and Application for Nonenzymatic Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide with High Sensitivity

Abstract

Abstract Cu(II)‐based MOF (Cu‐bipy‐BTC, bipy=2,2′‐bipyridine, BTC=1,3,5‐tricarboxylate) was synthesized and immobilized on multiwalled carbon nanotubes. The prepared composite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), X‐ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and IR spectra. Then the material was modified onto the surface of a glassy carbon electrode, and showed a couple of well‐defined redox peaks in a phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.0), ascribed to the redox process of Cu II/I in the Cu‐bipy‐BTC. The modified electrode was then applied to fabricate a non‐enzymatic hydrogen peroxide biosensor. The sensor showed good electrocatalytic activity toward the reduction of hydrogen peroxide with a wide linear range (3–70 µmol L −1 and 70–30000 µmol L −1 ) and a detection limit of 0.46 µmol L −1 , as well as good stability and repeatability. In addition, the sensor has been successfully applied to determine hydrogen peroxide in water samples with good accuracy. Thus, the Cu‐bipy‐BTC/MWCNTs composite has great potential for applications in electrochemical sensors.