A Novel Non-Enzymatic Efficient H₂O₂ Sensor Utilizing δ-FeOOH and Prussian Blue Anchoring on Carbon Felt Electrode

Abstract

In this study, an efficient H2O2 sensor was developed based on electrochemical Prussian blue (PB) synthesized from the acid suspension of δ-FeOOH and K3[Fe(CN)6] using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and anchored on carbon felt (CF), yielding an enhanced CF/PB-FeOOH electrode for sensing of H2O2 in pH-neutral solution. CF/PB-FeOOH electrode construction was proved by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), and electrochemical properties were verified by impedance electrochemical and CV. The synergy of δ-FeOOH and PB coupled to CF increases electrocatalytic activity toward H2O2, with the sensor showing a linear range of 1.2 to 300 μM and a limit of detection of 0.36 μM. Notably, the CF/PB-FeOOH electrode exhibited excellent selectivity for H2O2 detection in the presence of dopamine (DA), uric acid (UA), and ascorbic acid (AA). The calculated H2O2 recovery rates varied between 93% and 101% in fetal bovine serum diluted in PBS. This work underscores the potential of CF/PB-FeOOH electrodes in progressing electrochemical sensing technologies for various biological and environmental applications.

Keywords

• carbon felt
• hydrogen peroxide
• δ-FeOOH
• Prussian blue
• non-enzymatic sensor