Fabrication of super pure single-walled carbon nanotube electrochemical sensor and its application for picomole detection of olaquindox

Abstract

In this study, a novel and simple electrochemical sensor (ECS) was fabricated based on super pure single-walled carbon nanotubes (spSWCNTs) modified electrode. The ECS exhibited superior catalytic performance on the electrochemical reduction of olaquindox. A series of experimental parameters were systematically optimized to achieve optimal ECS performance. Compared with the bare gold electrode, the peak current increased 1700 times under the optimal experimental conditions. The ECS exhibited excellent sensitivity for the determination of trace olaquindox. The current response of the modified electrode was linear to the olaquindox concentration in the range of 0.1-500 nM with a detection limit of 30.0 pM (S/N = 3). The ECS was successfully applied for electrochemical recognition of olaquindox in real samples. In addition, the spSWCNTs modified electrode also exhibited remarkable electrocatalytic property in a wide potential range, so it had great potential for sensitive detection of various electroactive compounds.

Keywords: Detection; Electrochemical sensor; Olaquindox; Super pure single−walled carbon nanotube.