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Non-enzymatic glucose sensing with hybrid nanostructured Cu2O-ZnO prepared by single-step coelectrodeposition technique

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Conjugated hybrid nanostructured Cu2O-ZnO has been grown via the single-step coelectrodeposition (CED) technique. Though ZnO nanostructures grown alone by electrodepostion technique do not exhibit any glucose sensing, the CED-grown Cu2O-ZnO nanostructures show non-enzymatic glucose sensing and amperometric behavior with a good sensitivity of 441.2 μ A mM− 1 cm− 2, linear range of 0.02–1 mM and low detection limit of 0.13 μ M (S/N = 3) along with a fast response time (less than 3 s). The CED growth process leads to development of conjugated hybrid nanostructured Cu2O-ZnO that presents an excellent template for non-enzymatic glucose sensing.

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The help of S.K. Choudhury and S.N. Sarangi with Raman setup and EC cell, respectively, is acknowledged.

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    Ashis K. Manna, Puspendu Guha, Vanaraj J. Solanki & Shikha Varma

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    Ashis K. Manna, Puspendu Guha, Vanaraj J. Solanki & Shikha Varma

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Manna, A.K., Guha, P., Solanki, V.J. et al. Non-enzymatic glucose sensing with hybrid nanostructured Cu2O-ZnO prepared by single-step coelectrodeposition technique. J Solid State Electrochem 24, 1647–1658 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-020-04635-w

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