Electroless Deposition of the Ni Nanoparticles on the Graphite Electrode for Glucose Oxidation

Battery graphite rod was modified with ni nanoparticles with a new electrolessprocedure and the performance of the proposed electrode was evaluated as a non-enzymaticanode for electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose in alkaline media. glucose fuel cells that useenzymes or microorganisms catalysts are limited by their extremely low power output andrather short durability. the structure and morphology of the electrode surface were examinedwith x-ray diffraction (xrd), energy dispersive x-ray analysis (edx) and scanning electronmicroscopy (sem) techniques. voltammetric and amperometric studies indicated that theonset potential of the glucose oxidation is low (~ 0.3 v) and the electrode stability is good. inaddition to these advantageous, due to easily preparation and low cost, it will be usedprobably in glucose fuel cells as an anode