Glucose sensor using periodic nanostructured hybrid 1D Au/ZnO arrays

Hybrid 1D nanostructured Au/ZnO arrays were created by heat treatment of a spin-coated zinc acetate-PVA-Au(III) layer on surface relief grating and functioned as an electrochemical and optical D(+)-glucose sensor due to electrochemical oxidation between hybrid nanostructures and D(+)-glucose. The morphology and chemical composition of 1D Au/ZnO hybrid arrays were characterized by means of AFM, SEM, EDAX, and XPS. Electrochemical and optical sensitivities by the addition of D(+)-glucoses on 1D Au/ZnO arrays were investigated using Cyclic voltammetry and UV–vis-NIR spectra in the medical concentration ranges of 0.5, 2.0, and 8.0 mM.