Synergistic effect of reduced graphene oxide/azo-polymer layers on electrochemical performance and application as nonenzymatic chemiresistor sensors for detecting superoxide anion radicals

The present paper describes a nonenzymatic chemiresistor sensor based on an azo-polymer and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a resistive platform for superoxide radical detection. The sensorial platform was prepared on layer-by-layer-assembled films of poly(azo-Bismarck Brown Y) and reduced graphene...

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Autores: Olean-Oliveira, André [UNESP], Pacheco, Jéssica C. [UNESP], Seraphim, Patricia M. [UNESP], Teixeira, Marcos F.S. [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/199472
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113520
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/199472
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Azo-polymer
Chemiresistor
Chrono-impedance
Graphene
Pi-conjugation
Superoxide detection
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Sumario:The present paper describes a nonenzymatic chemiresistor sensor based on an azo-polymer and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a resistive platform for superoxide radical detection. The sensorial platform was prepared on layer-by-layer-assembled films of poly(azo-Bismarck Brown Y) and reduced graphene oxide by cyclic voltammetry. The nanocomposite film exhibited interesting synergetic properties based on the redox properties of the azo-polymer combined with the good electronic conductivity and stability of graphene. The electrical conductivity mechanism of the graphene-polymer was analyzed by electrochemical impedance and compared to that of an electrode coated with only polymer. The conductance properties of the interlayer formed by π-π stacking between the conjugated structure of the polymer chains and the structure of the graphene sheet are dependent on the applied potential of the system. The performance of the poly(azo-BBY)/rGO film as a chemiresistor material for the sensing of superoxide anions was evaluated by impedance measurements at the applied potential of +0.30 in PBS (7.4). The charge transfer resistance values change substantially in the presence of superoxide in solution. The effect of superoxide on the resistivity of the device is attributed to changes in the oxidation state of the polymer. The impedance measurements in real time (chrono-impedance) with the poly(azo-BBY)/rGO sensor with different superoxide concentrations revealed good linearity behavior between the real impedance and the superoxide anion concentration (0.12–2.6 ​mmol ​L−1) with a detection limit of 81.0 μmol L−1.