Electrochemical preparation of composite of poly brilliant cresyl blue (PBCB)-poly 5-amino-2-napthalenesulfonic acid electrode and electrocatalytic application

Poly brilliant cresyl blue (PBCB) and poly 5-amino-2-napthalenesulfonic (PANS) polymer composite modified electrode was fabricated by the electrochemical polymerization of brilliant cresyl blue and 5-amino-2-napthalenesulfonic acid. When compared polymer composite electrodes with PBCB and PANS electrode, it showed enhanced electrochemical property. The morphology of the resulting composite electrode was characterized by AFM, and the electrochemical properties of the modified electrode were characterized by cyclic voltammetry and amperometry. The composite electrode showed surface-confined and pH-dependent electrochemical property. The composite electrode exhibited high catalytic behavior toward the reduction of hydrogen peroxide at low overpotential. The detection limit and sensitivity of the electrode toward H2O2 detection was 5 mu M and 1 mu A/mM, respectively, and response time was less than 10 s for hydrogen peroxide.