Laser-induced WO3-decorated porous graphene for portable and self-powered photoelectrochemical aptasensing
摘要
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensors have attracted significant interest due to their inherent advantages of high sensitivity, excellent biocompatibility, and ease of miniaturization. In this study, efficient WO3-based photoelectrodes were developed via a novel one-step laser-scribing strategy, enabling the in-situ synthesis of patterned, flexible WO3-decorated porous graphene electrodes (LIG-WO3) using H2WO4-coated polyimide (PI) film as the precursor. The localized high temperature and reducing atmosphere generated during laser irradiation simultaneously convert the PI into laser-induced graphene and decompose H2WO4, yielding photoactive WO3 and conductive metallic W nanoparticles embedded in the porous graphene matrix. The optimized LIG-WO3 photoelectrode exhibits a rapid photoelectric response under visible Light illumination at 0 V applied bias, enabling self-powered PEC sensing. A visible light-driven, self-powered PEC aptasensor was fabricated by immobilizing an oxytetracycline (OTC) specific aptamer onto the photoelectrode surface. The Sensor exhibits a Linear response toward OTC in the range 1.0 -1.0 × 103 nM, with a low detection Limit of 0.68 nM (S/N = 3) as well as high stability, reproducibility and applicability in real sample analysis. This work demonstrates the significant promise of one-step laser-induced WO3 electrodes for advancing self-powered PEC sensing applications.
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