Electro-oxidation of Ascorbic Acid on PVP-stabilized Graphene Electrode

摘要

Polyvinylpyrrolidone-stabilized graphene(PVP-graphene) was synthesized and investigated as a modifier for the determination of ascorbic acid(AA).With PVP acting as stabilizer and dispersant,the resulting PVP-graphene material could disperse well into water.And the PVP-graphene modified glassy carbon electrode(PVP-graphene-GCE) showed an obvious electrocatalytical activity toward the oxidation of AA in a phosphate buffer solution(PBS,pH=7.0) with an oxidation potential of AA at 0.052 V vs.Ag|AgCl(sat.KCl).The calibration curve for AA was linear in a concentration range from 1.0×10-5 to 5.0×10-4 mol/L with a correlation coefficient of 0.9998.And the detection limit was found to be 1μmol/L.During the oxidation of AA,the π-π interaction of graphene plane with conjugated hexenoic acid-lactone in AA molecules might play a key role.As a result,an obvious decrease of overpotential was achieved at such a PVP-graphene electrode through a possible adsorption/enrichment process,which will probably trigger potential applications for the electroanalysis of some aromatic and heterocyclic compounds.