Self-Assembled Ag-Cu₂O Nanocomposite Films at Air-Liquid Interfaces for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Electrochemical Detection of H₂O₂
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- DOI: 10.3390/nano8050332
Self-Assembled Ag-Cu₂O Nanocomposite Films at Air-Liquid Interfaces for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Electrochemical Detection of H₂O₂
Abstract
We employ a facile and novel route to synthesize multifunctional Ag-Cu₂O nanocomposite films through the self-assembly of nanoparticles at an air-liquid interface. In the ethanol-water phase, AgNO₃ and Cu(NO₃)₂ were reduced to Ag-Cu₂O nanoparticles by NaBH₄ in the presence of cinnamic acid. The Ag-Cu₂O nanoparticles were immediately trapped at the air-liquid interface to form two-dimensional nanocomposite films after the reduction reaction was finished. The morphology of the nanocomposite films could be controlled by the systematic regulation of experimental parameters. It was found that the prepared nanocomposite films serving as the substrates exhibited strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity. 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) molecules were used as the test probes to examine the SERS sensitivity of the nanocomposite films. Moreover, the nanocomposite films synthesized by our method showed enhanced electrocatalytic activity towards hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and therefore could be utilized to fabricate a non-enzymatic electrochemical H₂O₂ sensor.
Keywords: SERS; air–liquid interface; electrochemistry; nanocomposite films; self-assembly; sensor.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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