Synthesis of porous Co3S4 for enhanced voltammetric nonenzymatic determination of glucose.

ABSTRACT

Porous Co3S4 was synthesized by a two-step hydrothermal method, and its morphology and structure were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Electrochemical investigations showed that a glassy carbon electrode modified with Co3S4 exhibits high electrocatalytic activity toward glucose in 0.2 M NaOH solution. Figures of merit for this sensor include (i) a wide linear range (2.0 µM to 1.1 mM), (ii) a working potential near 0.52 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), (iii) high sensitivity (346.7 µA mM-1 cm-2), and (iv) a 0.17 µM detection limit. Graphical abstractPorous Co3S4 was explored as electrocatalyst for glucose oxidation. It exhibits distinctly higher electrocatalytic activity toward glucose oxidation than Co3O4.