3D graphene-cobalt oxide electrode for high-performance supercapacitor and enzymeless glucose detection

ACS Nano. 2012 Apr 24;6(4):3206-13. doi: 10.1021/nn300097q. Epub 2012 Mar 23.

Abstract

Using a simple hydrothermal procedure, cobalt oxide (Co(3)O(4)) nanowires were in situ synthesized on three-dimensional (3D) graphene foam grown by chemical vapor deposition. The structure and morphology of the resulting 3D graphene/Co(3)O(4) composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy. The 3D graphene/Co(3)O(4) composite was used as the monolithic free-standing electrode for supercapacitor application and for enzymeless electrochemical detection of glucose. We demonstrate that it is capable of delivering high specific capacitance of ∼1100 F g(-1) at a current density of 10 A g(-1) with excellent cycling stability, and it can detect glucose with a ultrahigh sensitivity of 3.39 mA mM(-1) cm(-2) and a remarkable lower detection limit of <25 nM (S/N = 8.5).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cobalt / chemistry*
  • Electric Capacitance*
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Glucose / analysis*
  • Glucose / chemistry
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Nanowires / chemistry
  • Oxides / chemistry*

Substances

  • Oxides
  • Cobalt
  • Graphite
  • Glucose
  • cobalt oxide