Enhanced Electrocatalysis for the Reduction of Hydrogen Peroxide at New Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Grafted Polydiphenylamine Modified Electrode

A new modified electrode having multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) grafted with polydiphenylamine (PDPA) as electrocatalytic layer is fabricated. FESEM image of the modified electrode shows a different morphology indicating the grafting of PDPA over MWNT. This morphology is in quite contrast from the conventional bilayer MWNT/conducting polymer modified electrode. The multiwall carbon nanotube grafted polydiphenylamine (MWNT‐g‐PDPA‐ME) shows excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The combined presence of MWNT and PDPA as a single unit provides better sensitivity than the bilayer configuration (MWNT/PDPA‐ME). This modified electrode shows accelerated electron transfer at the interface with minimized surface fouling and surface renewability. The advantages of MWNT‐g‐PDPA‐ME over the bilayer electrode are demonstrated with chronoamperometric studies. The amperometric response to H 2 O 2 obtained at −300 mV (vs. SCE) is rapid and highly sensitive as evident from the higher (2.83×10 −3 cm 3 mol −1 s −1 ) rate constant for the diffusion reduction process.