Construction of Cu2Y2O5/g-C3N4 Novel Composite for the Sensitive and Selective Trace-Level Electrochemical Detection of Sulfamethazine in Food and Water Samples
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemical and Reagents
2.2. Characterization Techniques
2.3. Synthesis of Cu2Y2O5 Powder
2.4. Synthesis of g-C3N4 Nanosheets
2.5. Synthesis of g-C3N4/Cu2Y2O5 Composites
2.6. Preparation of the GCE/g-C3N4/Cu2Y2O5 Modified Electrode
2.7. Preparation of Real Samples
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. XRD, Raman, FT-IR, and FESEM Morphology Studies
3.2. Electrochemical Properties
3.3. Electrochemical Performance Using SMZ Using Cu2Y2O5/g-C3N4
3.4. Effect of Scan Rate
3.5. Effect of pH
3.6. Analytical Performance of the Proposed Sensor
3.7. Selectivity, Repeatability, Reproducibility, and Storage Stability Studies
3.8. Real Sample Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Technique | Electrodes | Linear Range (µM) | LOD (μM) | References |
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CV | GCE/rGO/AuNPs | - | - | [43] |
i-t | PME/N-MWCNT | 10–100 | 8.94 | [44] |
SWV | SPCE/PEDOT/MnO2 | 1.0–500 | 0.16 | [40] |
MSPE-HPLC-i-t | GCE | 2.0–200 | 0.25 | [39] |
HPLC-i-t | BDD | 0.05–500 | 0.05 | [45] |
DPV | AuNSs/LIPG | 0.4–100 | 0.055 | [46] |
i-t | SN/rGO/GCE | 0.009–128 | 0.006 | [47] |
SWV | Cu-Ag core-shell/GO/GCE | 10–1000 | 0.46 | [42] |
CV | Car/MWCNTs/GCE | 0.50–110 | 0.02–0.09 | [48] |
i-t | Cu2Y2O5/g-C3N4/GCE | 2–276 | 0.23 | This work |
Sample | Added (µM) | Found (µM) | Recovery % |
---|---|---|---|
Milk | 10 | 9.37 (4.35 µA) | 93% |
20 | 19.5 (10.2 µA) | 97% | |
30 | 28.2 (16.1 µA) | 96% | |
Honey | 10 | 9.6 (4.9 µA) | 96% |
20 | 19.77 (10.6 µA) | 98% | |
30 | 29.1 (16.7 µA) | 97% | |
River water | 10 | 9.2 (6.6 µA) | 92% |
20 | 18.92 (15.5 µA) | 94% | |
30 | 29.03 (18.7 µA) | 96% |
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Surya, R.; Sakthinathan, S.; Meenakshi, G.A.; Yu, C.-L.; Chiu, T.-W. Construction of Cu2Y2O5/g-C3N4 Novel Composite for the Sensitive and Selective Trace-Level Electrochemical Detection of Sulfamethazine in Food and Water Samples. Sensors 2024, 24, 5844. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175844
Surya R, Sakthinathan S, Meenakshi GA, Yu C-L, Chiu T-W. Construction of Cu2Y2O5/g-C3N4 Novel Composite for the Sensitive and Selective Trace-Level Electrochemical Detection of Sulfamethazine in Food and Water Samples. Sensors. 2024; 24(17):5844. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175844
Chicago/Turabian StyleSurya, Rajendran, Subramanian Sakthinathan, Ganesh Abinaya Meenakshi, Chung-Lun Yu, and Te-Wei Chiu. 2024. "Construction of Cu2Y2O5/g-C3N4 Novel Composite for the Sensitive and Selective Trace-Level Electrochemical Detection of Sulfamethazine in Food and Water Samples" Sensors 24, no. 17: 5844. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175844