Abstract
The rectangular flake-like mesoporous NiCo2O4 (meso-NiCo2O4) catalysts were first used in glucose bio-sensing and glucose biofuel cell (GBFC) as an enzyme mimic simultaneously. The meso-NiCo2O4 displayed excellent catalytic capability to glucose including a super-fast response time (within 1 s), a super-high sensitivity (662.31 μA (mmol L−1)−1 cm−2), and a super-low detection limit (0.3 nmol L−1 at S/N = 3) on the sensor. On the other hand, meso-NiCo2O4 provided great values in GBFC as anode material with an open circuit voltage of 0.63 V, a maximum power density of 0.092 mW cm−2, and a limiting current density of 1.3 mA cm−2, respectively. The preeminent catalytic abilities may be attributed to the large specific surface area resulting from the mesoporous structure and the surpassing intrinsic catalytic activity of NiCo2O4 itself. These significant findings may promote the development of the supersensitive detection of glucose and will undoubtedly widen the catalytic materials for biofuel cell electrodes.
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矩形片状介孔NiCo2O4催化剂被首次同时用于非酶葡萄糖传感器和非酶葡萄糖燃料电池中. 结果表明: 在传感器上, 介孔NiCo2O4催化剂对葡萄糖具有优异的传感特性, 如超快的响应时间(小于1 s), 超高的灵敏度(662.31 μA (mmol L−1)−1cm−2)以及超低的检测限(0.3 nmol L−1 at S/N = 3); 在燃料电池上, 介孔NiCo2O4催化剂作为负极材料展示出了良好的应用前景, 包括0.63 V的开路电压, 0.092 mW cm−2的最大输出功率和1.3 mA cm−2的极限电流密度. 该材料对葡萄糖优异的催化能力归因于介孔结构引起的巨大比表面积能够提供更多的活性位点和NiCo2O4本身具有的良好的催化能力. 本研究为促进非酶葡萄糖超敏感检测和丰富非酶葡萄糖燃料电池负极催化材料的发展提供了有利的依据.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21671132 and 81301345) and Shanghai Natural Science Foundation (14ZR1450000). We also thank the support from Shanghai Key Laboratory of High Temperature Superconductors, Shanghai University.
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Author contributions Cui S and Zhang J participated in the experiment and wrote the article. Gu S participated in the experiment and drew the scheme and figures. Hu P and Hu Z revised the manuscript. All authors contributed to the general discussion.
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Shiqiang Cui received his master degree in 2014 from North China University of Technology. Now he is a PhD candidate in Shanghai University. His research interests are the fabrication of mesoporous materials and their application in electrochemical sensors.
Ping Hu received her PhD degree from Fudan University in 2013. She was awarded the National Scholarship of China in 2012. Her research interests focus on the design and synthesis of the novel multifunctional nanomaterials for electrochemical sensing and biological detection.
Zongqian Hu received her PhD degree under the supervision of Prof. Kai Xie from the National University of Defense Technology. Currently she is working at Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine as an expert. Her research interests are in the field of biosensor and biofuel cell.
Yaping Ding received her PhD degree of analytical chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2003. She was awarded Baosteel Award Excellent Teacher of China in 2006. Her research interests focus on electroanalytical chemistry, nano analytical chemistry and chemometrics.
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Cui, S., Zhang, J., Ding, Y. et al. Rectangular flake-like mesoporous NiCo2O4 as enzyme mimic for glucose biosensing and biofuel cell. Sci. China Mater. 60, 766–776 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-017-9072-9
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