Abstract
Copper oxide-cadmium oxide nanocomposites (CuO-CdO NCs) were synthesized by solvothermal technique in a basic medium. CuO-CdO NCs were characterized using conventional techniques, such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-Visible Spectroscopy (UV/Vis), Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), X-ray electron dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). A selective and enzyme-less Bilirubin (BLR) sensor was developed with a thin-layer of NCs onto a glassy carbon electrode (GCE, surface area = 0.0316 cm(2)) using 5% nafion binders at room conditions. Improved electrochemical performances of higher sensitivity, lower detection limit, linear dynamic range (LDR), and long-term stability of preferred BLR were achieved by a reliable current-voltage (I-V) approach. The calibration curve was found linear (R-2 = 0.9347) in a wide range of BLR concentration (10.0 pM similar to 10.0 mM). Based on the signal to noise ratio value of 3, the sensitivity and limit of detection (LOD) of the sensor were calculated as 95.0 pA mu M-1 cm(-2) and 1.0 +/- 0.1 pM respectively. Solvothermally synthesized CuO-CdO NCs/GCE is an excellent advancement of developing a selective and sensitive BLR sensor by electrochemical approach and practically implemented in real sample applications.