Carbon Nanospikes on Silicon Wafer for Amperometric Biosensing Applications

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2018 Jul:2018:4281-4284. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513401.

Abstract

Carbon electrodes have gained wide popularity in biosensing applications in recent years. In this paper, we discuss carbon nanospikes fabricated using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition on a silicon wafer. Carbon nanospikes are preferred over other carbon nanostructures due to their batch reproducibility. Scanning electron microscope and Raman spectroscopy demonstrate spike-like and defectrich structure of the electrodes. Hydrogen peroxide has been chosen as the sensing analyte since it plays a vital role in various neurological disease states and is a byproduct of various electrochemical reactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques*
  • Carbon
  • Electrodes
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Nanostructures*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Silicon

Substances

  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Silicon