Core-shell nanowires of Cu@CuFe Prussian blue based non-enzymatic sensor
for ultrasensitive recognition of ascorbic acid
Abstract
Ascorbic acid (AA) is an important deoxidizer contained in food, drink
and medicine. However, existing detection methods are time-consuming,
expensive and complex in the industrial production and quality testing.
In order to address above issue, we proposed a core-shell nanowires
constructed non-enzymatic sensor to achieve the highly sensitive and
selective recognition of AA with a long-term reusability. The core-shell
architecture was composed of Cu-Fe Prussian blue of 10 nm thickness
covering 30 nm Cu nanowire. This nanocomposite couples advances of Cu
and Prussian blue to possess both high electrocatalysis and electron
transfer rate. The as-prepared AA sensor shows an excellent sensitivity
with an ultrawide linear range from 0.01 to 3.5 mM, together with the
remarkable anti-interference and reusable ability beyond 30 days. Used
for four kinds of juice and bear as real samples, this sensor had
accurately and rapidly reported the AA concentration with a good
recovery.