Copper oxide nanoarray based on the substrate of Cu applied for the chemical sensor of hydrazine detection

This communication reports on a novel amperometric hydrazine sensor of CuO nanoarray based on a Cu substrate. Copper oxide nanoarray was directly grown on Cu substrates using a one-step facile hydrothermal method and was characterized using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction. The electrochemical study has shown that the CuO nanoarray exhibits higher catalytic effect on the hydrazine than the normal CuO nanoparticles. This may be attributed to the special structure of the nanomaterials esp. the substrate of the electric Cu. And the amperometric response showed that the CuO nanoarray modified glassy carbon electrode has a low detection and a high sensitivity for hydrazine. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.