Pd nanoparticle-modified electrodes for nonenzymatic hydrogen peroxide detection

A hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) sensor based on Pd nanoparticles (NPs) and glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs) is fabricated. Pd NPs are deposited on GCEs by using a gas phase cluster beam deposition technique. The NP-deposited electrodes show enhanced electrocatalytic activity in reduction of H2O2. The electrode with an optimized NP coverage of 85 % has a high selective and stable nonenzymatic sensing ability of H2O2 with a low detection limit (3.4 x 10(-7) M), high sensitivity (50.9 mu A mM(-1)), and a wide linear range (from 1.0 x 10(-6) to 6.0 x 10(-3) M). The reduction peak potential of the electrode is close to -0.12 V, which enables high selective amperometric detection of H2O2 at a low applied potential.