Novel nanomaterial of porous graphene functionalized black phosphorus as electrochemical sensor platform for bisphenol A detection

Abstract The porous graphene functionalized black phosphorus composite (PG-BP) was successfully synthesized via strong coherent coupling between porous graphene surface plasmons and anisotropic black phosphorus localized surface plasmons by the method of penetration of infrared ray using infrared drying. And it was used to fabricate a novel high-sensitive electrochemical sensor for determination of bisphenol A (BPA) in daily use and biological samples. The PG-BP had been characterized by infrared spectroscopy, Raman, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrometer, indicating that PG-BP with the large specific surface area and good electrical conductivity was successfully prepared. In addition, electrochemical properties of the modified materials are comparably explored by means of impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammograms. Under the optimal conditions, BPA was determined quantitatively using differential pulse voltammetry. The results showed that the BPA detection current has a good linear relationship in the range of 4.3 × 10 −8 –5.5 × 10 −5  mol/L with a detection limit of 7.8 × 10 −9  mol/L (S/N = 3). Results from the present work illustrate the prominent performance of PG-BP as a sensing channel for BPA sensor application and the huge potential of PG-BP as an electrode material.