Enzyme mimics of spinel-type CoxNi1−xFe2O4 magnetic nanomaterial for eletroctrocatalytic oxidation of hydrogen peroxide Original Research Article

A series of spinel-type CoxNi1−xFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0) magnetic nanomaterials were solvothermally synthesized as enzyme mimics for the eletroctrocatalytic oxidation of H2O2. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope were employed to characterize the composition, structure and morphology of the material. The electrochemical properties of spinel-type CoxNi1−xFe2O4 with different (Co/Ni) molar ratio toward H2O2 oxidation were investigated, and the results demonstrated that Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 modified carbon paste electrode (Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4/CPE) possessed the best electrocatalytic activity for H2O2 oxidation. Under optimum conditions, the calibration curve for H2O2 determination on Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4/CPE was linear in a wide range of 1.0 × 10−8–1.0 × 10−3 M with low detection limit of 3.0 × 10−9 M (S/N = 3). The proposed Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4/CPE was also applied to the determination of H2O2 in commercial toothpastes with satisfactory results, indicating that CoxNi1−xFe2O4 is a promising hydrogen peroxidase mimics for the detection of H2O2.