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An electrochemical nano-sensor for determination of hydrazine using modified electrode by La2O3–Co3O4 nanohybrids and ionic liquid

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A non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor (modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) using La2O3–Co3O4 nanocomposite and ionic liquid) was made for sensitive quantification of hydrazine. The scanning electron microscopic (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) as well as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) were employed for finding the nanocomposite characteristics. The electrochemical measurements revealed that combination of La2O3–Co3O4 nanocomposite and ionic liquid and carbon paste showed very good voltammetric responses toward hydrazine oxidation with the broad linear ranges between 0.1 and 120.0 μM and low detection limit (DL) of 0.01 μM, and 203.6 μA mM−1 cm−2 sensitivity. Then, hydrazine in different water samples was determined by the standard addition procedure. We observed reasonable findings with relative standard deviation (RSD) of less than 3.4% and 96.0–103.0% recovery for 5 parallel measurements. Hence, La2O3–Co3O4/CPE can be considered as one of the novel platforms for hydrazine to be electrochemically detected.

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Nazari, M., Asadollahzadeh, H., Shahidi, M. et al. An electrochemical nano-sensor for determination of hydrazine using modified electrode by La2O3–Co3O4 nanohybrids and ionic liquid. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 25258–25268 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06983-3

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