Tailoring of bismuth vanadate impregnated on molybdenum/graphene oxide sheets for sensitive detection of environmental pollutants 2, 4, 6 trichlorophenol

In the present work, we reported a one pot simple colloidal–gel synthesis of molybdenum bismuth vanadate (MoBiVO4). The charge transfer property of MoBiVO4 was improved by developing a composite with graphene oxide (GO) through sonochemical technique. The optical and morphological analysis revealed that successful formation of GO-MoBiVO4 composite without any other filth. As prepared composite was used to modify the superficial surface of glassy carbon electrode (GO-MoBiVO4/GCE) and applied for the selective detection of environmental pollutant 2, 4, 6 trichrlorophenol (TCP). The electron channeling capability of GO with molybdenum bismuth vanadate possessed a superior electrochemical response in cyclic voltammetry (CV), whereas bare GCE and other modified electrodes provided an inferior response with lower current response. The differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) response of TCP at GO-MoBiVO4/GCE outcomes with low level detection of 0.4 nM and higher sensitivity of 2.49 μA μM−1 cm−2 with wider linear response 0.199–17.83 μM. Furthermore, the proposed sensor applied in practicability analysis and the results indicates GO-MoBiVO4/GCE prominent towards electrochemical detection of TCP. [Display omitted] •The GO-MoBiVO4 was synthesized by the colloidal gel method.•GO-MoBiVO4 /GCE was used as an effective electrocatalyst for the detection of TCP.•Very low LOD (0.04 nM) and high sensitive (2.49 µA µM−1 cm−2) TCP detection.•Satisfactory recovery results in Tap water and Tomato washed samples.