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Synthesis and efficient electrocatalytic performance of Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes

  • Xiaoyu Wang , Zizhan Sun , Chunhu Yu , Zhengyu Cai , Chuangang Fan and Lizhai Pei ORCID logo EMAIL logo
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 114 Issue 3

Abstract

Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes with triclinic Bi2O3 and cubic Dy2O3 phases were synthesized by a hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)-assisted hydrothermal route. The Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, electron microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The size of the Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes with curled surface is about 2 μm and thickness is about 25 nm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirms the chemical composition of the Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes. The formation process of the Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes was investigated by controlling the CTAB concentration, reaction temperature and reaction time. The formation of the Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes depends on CTAB. The results of cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy demonstrate good electro-catalytic activity of the Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes towards L-cysteine with a pair of quasi-reversible CV peaks at +0.01 V and –0.68 V, respectively. Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes modified electrode detects L-cysteine linearly over a concentration ranging from 0.001 to 2 mM with a detection limit of 0.32 μM. The proposed nanocomposites modified electrode possesses good reproducibility and stability which can be used as a promising candidate for L-cysteine detection.

Keywords: Bi2O3/Dy2O3 nanoflakes; Crystal growth; Electrocatalytic performance; Electron microscopy; L-cysteine
Corresponding author: Lizhai Pei, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, Anhui 243002, P. R. China, E-mail:

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province of P. R. China (2008085ME172), National Scholarship Fund of China Scholarship Council (CSC) (202008340046) and Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of P. R. China (202210360026).

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Published Online: 2023-02-16
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