In this study, a novel Ni-BTC@Ni3S4 composite
was fabricated by solvothermal reaction using an in situ etching vulcanization
strategy and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM),
high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy (XPS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
(BET) analyses. The existence of a sulfur vacancy and Ni3+ in the as-prepared vein-like Ni-BTC@Ni3S4 greatly
promoted the electrochemical sensing activity of the materials. Herein,
a simple electrochemical sensor (Ni-BTC@Ni3S4/CPE) has been fabricated and used for the detection of dopamine
(DA). The current signal of the Ni-BTC@Ni3S4/CPE-modified electrode was linear with the concentration of DA in
the range of 0.05–750 μM (R
2 = 0.9995) with a sensitivity of 560.27 μA·mM–1·cm–2 and a detection limit of 0.016 μM.
At the same time, the sensor has good stability and anti-interference
ability. This study could provide a new idea and strategy for the
structural regulation of composite electrode-modified materials and
sensitive sensing detection of small biological molecules.