Sensitive detection of 4-nitrophenol based on pyridine diketopyrrolopyrrole-functionalized graphene oxide direct electrochemical sensor.

For highly sensitive detection of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in the environment, a novel pyridine diketopyrrolopyrrole-functionalized graphene oxide (PDPP-GO) composite was constructed for the first time by an improved Hummers' method. Herein, PDPP was completely dissolved in sulfuric acid (6 mol L -1 ) and reacted with GO, promoting PDPP evenly adhering to the GO surface. Moreover, the specific surface area increased from 15.51 to 22.033 m 2 g -1 . Infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy simultaneously demonstrated that PDPP was bound to GO by the strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking conjugation. During the cyclic voltammetry test, the PDPP-GO coated glassy carbon electrode (PDPP-GO/GCE) direct electrochemical sensor gave expression to the best electrocatalytic activity for 4-nitrophenol detection than GO/GCE and bare GCE. Under optimization conditions, the as-prepared PDPP-GO/GCE sensor brought out remarkable sensitivities of 18.54 (0.5-50 μM) and 6.61 μA μM -1 cm -2 (50-163 μM) in the linear detection of 4-NP. Besides, a low detection limit of 0.10 μM, reliable long-term stability, excellent selectivity, and reproducibility were obtained. In the real sample test, the PDPP-GO/GCE demonstrated sensitive and reliable determination.