An innovative approach to electro-oxidation of dopamine on titanium dioxide nanotubes electrode modified by gold particles

Au/TiO2/Ti electrodes were prepared by galvanic deposition of gold particles from an acidic bath containing KAu(CN)2 in the presence of a citrate buffer onto TiO2 nanotubes layer on titanium substrates. Titanium oxide nanotubes were fabricated by anodizing titanium foil in a DMSO fluoride-containing electrolyte. The morphology and surface characteristics of Au/TiO2/Ti electrodes were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray, respectively. The results indicated that gold particles were homogeneously deposited on the surface of TiO2 nanotubes. The nanotubular TiO2 layers consist of individual tubes of about 40–80 nm diameters. The electro-catalytic behavior of Au/TiO2/Ti electrodes for the dopamine electro-oxidation was studied by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The results showed that Au/TiO2/Ti electrodes exhibit a considerably higher electro-catalytic activity toward the oxidation of dopamine. The catalytic oxidation peak current showed a linear dependence on dopamine concentration and a linear calibration curve was obtained in the concentration range of 0.5–2.5 mM of dopamine.

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