1. Efficient Donor Impurities in ZnO Nanorods by Polyethylene Glycol for Enhanced Optical and Glutamate Sensing Properties
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Xianjie Liu, Omer Nur, Volodymyr Khranovskyy, Magnus Willander, Kimleang Khun, and Sami Elhag
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Materials science ,Photoluminescence ,potentiometric sensor ,Analytical chemistry ,Glutamic Acid ,glutamate ,ZnO nanorods ,Biosensing Techniques ,02 engineering and technology ,Electrolyte ,doping ,Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering ,010402 general chemistry ,lcsh:Chemical technology ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Article ,Polyethylene Glycols ,Analytical Chemistry ,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ,Potentiometric sensor ,Hydrothermal synthesis ,Fysik ,lcsh:TP1-1185 ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Elektroteknik och elektronik ,Instrumentation ,Nanotubes ,Photoelectron Spectroscopy ,Doping ,Kemi ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,0104 chemical sciences ,Chemical engineering ,Electrode ,Chemical Sciences ,Physical Sciences ,Nanorod ,Zinc Oxide ,0210 nano-technology ,Hydrogen - Abstract
In this paper, we show that the possibility of using polyethylene glycol (EG) as a hydrogen source and it is used to assist the hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanorods (ZNRs). EG doping in ZNRs has been found to significantly improve their optical and chemical sensing characteristics toward glutamate. The EG was found to have no role on the structural properties of the ZNRs. However, the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) suggests that the EG could induce donor impurities effect in ZnO. Photoluminescence (PL) and UV-Vis. spectra demonstrated this doping effect. Mott-Schottky analysis at the ZNRs/electrolyte interface was used to investigate the charge density for the doped ZNRs and showed comparable dependence on the used amount of EG. Moreover, the doped ZNRs were used in potentiometric measurements for glutamate for a range from 10(-6) M to 10(-3) M and the potential response of the sensor electrode was linear with a slope of 91.15 mV/decade. The wide range and high sensitivity of the modified ZNRs based glutamate biosensor is attributed to the doping effect on the ZNRs that is dictated by the EG along with the high surface area-to-volume ratio. The findings in the present study suggest new avenues to control the growth of n-ZnO nanostructures and enhance the performance of their sensing devices. Funding Agencies|University of Kordofan, El-Obeid, Kordofan Sudan [700]
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- 2016