Flake-Shaped Nickel Hydroxide Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Electrochemical Sensor for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Under Neutral Conditions

Although the detection of phosphate can be achieved by nickel hydroxide instead of noble metals, the sensitive detection of phosphate using nickel hydroxide transformed into hydroxy nickel oxide needs to be done under alkaline conditions, which is not environmentally friendly. To solve this problem,...

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Main Authors: Haoyu Jiang, Yuhan Hao, Xu Zhao, Feiyang Chen, Chun Zhao, Hui Suo
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Yuhan Hao
Xu Zhao
Feiyang Chen
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Hui Suo
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Xu Zhao
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Hui Suo
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description Although the detection of phosphate can be achieved by nickel hydroxide instead of noble metals, the sensitive detection of phosphate using nickel hydroxide transformed into hydroxy nickel oxide needs to be done under alkaline conditions, which is not environmentally friendly. To solve this problem, we prepared flake-shaped nickel hydroxide-sensitive electrodes supported on carbon cloth using a low-consumption one-step method from the new strategy that the specific adsorption of nickel hydroxide to phosphate can change the electrode’s surface charge distribution and investigated their performance in detecting phosphate under neutral conditions. The specific adsorption of phosphate changed the charge distribution on the surface of the electrode, improved the electron transfer efficiency, and facilitated the valorization of nickel, while the flake-shaped nickel hydroxide provided more active sites for the electrode, which resulted in a good performance of the nickel hydroxide electrode: a sensitivity of 1530 mA mM<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>, a detection range of 1–200 μM, and the LOD of 0.59 μM (S/N = 3). This work provides an innovative idea for the determination of phosphate under neutral conditions, which has important practical applications.
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spelling doaj-art-c4bcc2e31f8241ea856ebd4276446fa32025-08-20T03:12:35ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-01-0125359710.3390/s25030597Flake-Shaped Nickel Hydroxide Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Electrochemical Sensor for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Under Neutral ConditionsHaoyu Jiang0Yuhan Hao1Xu Zhao2Feiyang Chen3Chun Zhao4Hui Suo5State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaCollege of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaAlthough the detection of phosphate can be achieved by nickel hydroxide instead of noble metals, the sensitive detection of phosphate using nickel hydroxide transformed into hydroxy nickel oxide needs to be done under alkaline conditions, which is not environmentally friendly. To solve this problem, we prepared flake-shaped nickel hydroxide-sensitive electrodes supported on carbon cloth using a low-consumption one-step method from the new strategy that the specific adsorption of nickel hydroxide to phosphate can change the electrode’s surface charge distribution and investigated their performance in detecting phosphate under neutral conditions. The specific adsorption of phosphate changed the charge distribution on the surface of the electrode, improved the electron transfer efficiency, and facilitated the valorization of nickel, while the flake-shaped nickel hydroxide provided more active sites for the electrode, which resulted in a good performance of the nickel hydroxide electrode: a sensitivity of 1530 mA mM<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>, a detection range of 1–200 μM, and the LOD of 0.59 μM (S/N = 3). This work provides an innovative idea for the determination of phosphate under neutral conditions, which has important practical applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/3/597electrochemical sensordetection of phosphateneutral conditionNi(OH)<sub>2</sub>/CC
spellingShingle Haoyu Jiang
Yuhan Hao
Xu Zhao
Feiyang Chen
Chun Zhao
Hui Suo
Flake-Shaped Nickel Hydroxide Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Electrochemical Sensor for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Under Neutral Conditions
Sensors
electrochemical sensor
detection of phosphate
neutral condition
Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub>/CC
title Flake-Shaped Nickel Hydroxide Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Electrochemical Sensor for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Under Neutral Conditions
title_full Flake-Shaped Nickel Hydroxide Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Electrochemical Sensor for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Under Neutral Conditions
title_fullStr Flake-Shaped Nickel Hydroxide Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Electrochemical Sensor for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Under Neutral Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Flake-Shaped Nickel Hydroxide Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Electrochemical Sensor for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Under Neutral Conditions
title_short Flake-Shaped Nickel Hydroxide Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Electrochemical Sensor for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Under Neutral Conditions
title_sort flake shaped nickel hydroxide supported on carbon cloth as an electrochemical sensor for efficient detection of phosphate under neutral conditions
topic electrochemical sensor
detection of phosphate
neutral condition
Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub>/CC
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/3/597
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