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Research Article

Single-atom Ni-N4 for enhanced electrochemical sensing

Zhuhui Qin1,2,3,§Bo Tang4,§Guiru Zhang5,§Chongqing Zhu4( )Kun Jiang5( )Bowei Zhang1,2,3( )Fu-Zhen Xuan1,2,3( )
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Detection Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Key Laboratory of Pressure Systems and Safety of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interdisciplinary Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

§ Zhuhui Qin, Bo Tang, and Guiru Zhang contributed equally to this work.

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Ni-N4-C single atom catalyst (SAC) was fabricated via a two-step pyrolysis and acid leaching method for electrochemical sensing of dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA). The Ni-N4-C SAC can simultaneously detect the DA and UA in a mixture with excellent performance. This work opens a door for the application of SACs in electrochemical sensing.

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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) attract widespread attention in heterogeneous catalysis due to their maximum atomic utilization efficiency and unique physical and chemical properties. However, their applications in chemical sensing keep huge potential but remain unclear. Herein, a Ni-N4-C SAC was synthesized for the trace detection of dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA). The Ni-N4-C SAC exhibited superior sensing performance compared to the Ni clusters. The detection range for DA and UA were 0.05–75 µM and 5–90 µM with detection limits of 0.027 and 0.82 µM, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) computations indicate that Ni-N4-C has a lower reaction barrier during electrochemical process, indicating that the atomic Ni sites possess higher intrinsic activity than Ni clusters. Moreover, DA and UA show strong potential dependency on the Ni-N4-C catalyst, indicating its applicability for their concurrent detection. This work extends the application of SACs in chemical sensing.

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Qin Z, Tang B, Zhang G, et al. Single-atom Ni-N4 for enhanced electrochemical sensing. Nano Research, 2024, 17(8): 7658-7664. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6771-6
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Received: 16 April 2024
Revised: 15 May 2024
Accepted: 15 May 2024
Published: 24 June 2024
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