The conditions for synthesis of conductive copper and nickel microstructures using laser-induced deposition technique were determined and electrocatalytic activity of these materials towards D-glucose was investigated. It was found out that formation of these conductive electrodes upon laser irradiation occurs only in solutions containing OH- coordinating ligands. Coordination via other functional groups (including carboxyl and amino) does not lead to synthesis of conductive structures. Topology and composition of copper and nickel deposits were observed using scanning electron microscopy and EDX analysis, respectively. The electrochemical properties of the synthesized structures were studied using cyclic voltamperometry and amperometry. The studied materials display linear dependencies of the Faraday current vs. concentration between 2 μM and 1.1 mM for nickel and 0.25 mM and 3 mM for copper.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22798-22805
Number of pages8
JournalMaterials Today: Proceedings
Volume5
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018
Event5th International Conference on Nanomaterials and Advanced Energy Storage Systems, INESS 2017 - Astana, Kazakhstan
Duration: 9 Aug 201711 Aug 2017

    Research areas

  • Copper, Cyclic voltammetry, Electrochemical sensors, Laser-induced deposition, Nickel

    Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)

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