Platinum nanoparticles-decorated graphene-modified glassy carbon electrode toward the electrochemical determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine, and paracetamol

In the present study, we report the synthesis and characterization of platinum nanoparticles decorated graphene (GPtNPs) nanocomposite toward the electrochemical determination of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), and paracetamol (PCT). GPtNPs demonstrated synergistic catalytic activity with enhanced currents in all of the measurements when compared with graphene-modified glassy carbon electrode (G-GCE) and bare GCE. The nanocomposite exhibited low overpotential for AA oxidation and good peak-to-peak separation of 218.0, 218.0, and 436.0 mV for AA-DA, DA-PCT, and AA-PCT, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA) determination of AA, DA, and PCT showed wide linearity ranges. CV determination of AA exhibited linearity range from 300 mu M to 20.89 mM and from 22.02 to 39.87 mM. DA determination using CV exhibited linearity range from 5 to 104 mu M and from 114 to 684 mu M, whereas CA determination of PCT showed a linearity range from 20 mu M to 6.43 mM. Differential pulse voltammetry determinations of AA, DA, and PCT exhibited low detection limits of 300, 5, and 5 mu M, respectively. (C) 2018 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.