Lanthanum ortho-ferrite (LaFeO3) nano-particles based electrochemical sensor for the detection of dopamine

Abstract

The perovskite type lanthanum ortho ferrite nano-particles (LaFeO3) based electrochemical sensor was developed and used to detect dopamine. For this work the lanthanum ortho ferrite nano-particles (LaFeO3) were synthesized by combustion technique using sugar and ethanolamine with lanthanum oxide and ferric nitrate. For the characterization of newly prepared lanthanum ortho ferrite nano-particles, techniques like FESEM, and TEM were used. The crystallite size was found to be 40 to 46 nm with cubic crystal structure. To check the electrochemical properties of a modified sensor electrode (LaFeO3/GP), the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) techniques were used. During the experiment, the phosphate buffer solution having pH 6.0 was employed, maintaining the scan rate 100mVs-1 and 50mVs-1 for cyclic voltammetry and Differential pulse voltammetry, respectively.