Facile Fabrication of Graphene-Supported Pt Electrochemical Sensor for Determination of Caffeine
Jie Qiao1, Liting Zhang2, Shan Gao2
1Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, People's Republic of China. qiaojie@sxmu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Because elevated levels of caffeine intake can cause many health complications, it is necessary to develop an accurate, simple, rapid, and cost-effective methodology to quantify caffeine in commonly consumed products. This article discusses electrochemical methods to synthesize platinum-graphene hybrid nanosheets (Pt-GR), and how these methods can be utilized to create a new modified electrode, the platinum-graphene nanohybrid glass carbon electrode (Pt-GR/GCE). The electrochemical behavior of caffeine on Pt-GR/GCE was studied by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The results showed that a sensitive oxidation peak was observed at 1.336 V in 0.01 mol L-1 H2SO4 buffer solution, indicating that the Pt-GR/GCE exhibited a good electrooxidation activity towards caffeine. The detection limit is 1.129 × 10-7 mol L-1. The modified electrode was applied to the determination of caffeine in real samples with satisfactory electrocatalytic results.
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