Fabrication of the Ni/ZnO/BiOI foam for the improved electrochemical biosensing performance to glucose

The Ni foam decorated with ZnO/BiOI core-shell p-n junction nanorods was prepared and employed as an enzyme loading matrix to detect glucose. The detection potential was decreased significantly (0.3 V) and the sensitivity was enhanced largely (115.2 μA mM−1 cm−2). The metal-semiconductor foam can afford the porous surface for loading enzymes and achieving the multiple catalysis. More important, the built-in electric field and electron well in the p-n junction interface provide the driving force for electron transport. It was an effective strategy to enhance the biosensing performance by the rational design of p-n junction.