CuO nanoflowers as an electrochemical pH sensor and the effect of pH on the growth

Well-crystallized flower-shaped copper oxide nanostructures composed of thin leaves have been synthesized by simple low-temperature chemical bath method and used to fabricate pH sensors. We examined the effect of the pH on the growth of the CuO nanostructures. By changing the pH of the precursor solution different morphologies of the CuO nanostructures were obtained. CuO nanoflowers have recently become important as a material that provides an effective surface for electrochemical activities with enhanced sensing characteristics. The proposed sensor exhibited a linear electrochemical response within a wide pH range of (2-11). The experimental results (time response, electrochemical activity, reproducibility, absorption spectra, and XRD) indicate that the CuO nanoflowers can be used in pH sensor applications with enhanced properties.