Title
1T-Phase Tungsten Chalcogenides (WS<inf>2</inf>, WSe<inf>2</inf>, WTe<inf>2</inf>) Decorated with TiO<inf>2</inf> Nanoplatelets with Enhanced Electron Transfer Activity for Biosensing Applications
Date Issued
28 December 2018
Resource Type
Journal
Author(s)
Rahmanian E.
Malekfar R.
Luxa J.
Sofer Z.
Pumera M.
Abstract
Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have received a great deal of attention due to fact that they have varied band gap, depending on their metal/chalcogen composition and on the crystal structure. Furthermore, these materials demonstrate great potential application in a myriad of electrochemical technologies. Heterogeneous electron transfer (HET) abilities of TMD materials toward redox-active molecules occupy a key role in their suitability for electrochemical devices. Herein, we introduce a promising biosensing strategy based on improved heterogeneous electron transfer rate of WS2, WSe2, and WTe2 nanosheets exfoliated using tert-butyllithium (t-BuLi) and n-butyllithium (n-BuLi) intercalators decorated with vertically aligned TiO2 nanoplatelets. By comparison of all the nanohybrids, decoration of TiO2 on t-BuLi WS2 (TiO2@t-BuLi WS2) results in the fastest HET rate of 5.39 × 10-3 cm s-1 toward ferri/ferrocyanide redox couple. In addition, the implications of decorating tungsten dichalcogenides (WX2) with TiO2 nanoplatelets in enzymatic biosensor applications for H2O2 detection are explored. TiO2@t-BuLi WS2 outperforms all other nanohybrid counterparts and is demonstrated to be an outstanding sensing platform in enzyme-based biosensor with wide linear range, low detection limit, and high selectivity. Such conceptually new electrocatalytic detection systems shall find the way to the next generation biosensors. ©
Start page
7006
End page
7015
Volume
1
Issue
12
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85068262726
Source
ACS Applied Nano Materials
Resource of which it is part
ACS Applied Nano Materials
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