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Single-step synthesis of magnesium-iron borates composite; an efficient electrocatalyst for dopamine detection
Microchemical Journal
  • Pervaiz Ahmad
  • Muhammad Inam Khan
  • Mahmood Hassan Akhtar
  • Ghulam Muhammad
  • Jibran Iqbal
  • Abdur Rahim
  • Nawshad Muhammad
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract

© 2020 We have synthesized composite of magnesium-iron borates Mg2(X).Fe3(Y) (here; B2O5 = X and BO6 = Y), using a facile and single-step hydrothermal approach. Where, the synthesis of the composites can help not only to effectively utilize the properties of both i.e. magnesium borates (Mg2B2O5) and iron borates (Fe3BO6) in a single material but also making it thermodynamically more stable at higher temperatures as compared to the individual metallic borates. The as prepared heterostructured-composite was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and thermal gravity analysis (TGA) to confirm the morphology, crystallinity, composition, and thermal stability. Further, the composite was explored as a catalyst in the construction of a biosensor where it showed an excellent electrocatalytic activity toward dopamine (DA) oxidation. This study offers a clue to design a borates-based composite to be explored as an efficient electrocatalyst in the application of biosensing field.

Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Boron composites,
  • Dopamine,
  • Electrochemical sensor,
  • Iron-borates,
  • Magnesium-borates
Scopus ID
85095415131
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2020.105679
Citation Information
Pervaiz Ahmad, Muhammad Inam Khan, Mahmood Hassan Akhtar, Ghulam Muhammad, et al.. "Single-step synthesis of magnesium-iron borates composite; an efficient electrocatalyst for dopamine detection" Microchemical Journal Vol. 160 (2021) p. 105679 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/0026-265X" target="_blank">0026-265X</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jibran-iqbal/11/