Morphology-dependent electrochemistry of FeOOH nanostructures

Four kinds of iron hydroxide (FeOOH) structures with the morphologies of bulk, nano-sheet, nano-sphere, and nano-rod were synthesized using solvothermal processes. During synthesis different reagents were added to tune the morphology of FeOOH structures. These structures were characterized using TEM and SEM as well as from their Raman and XPS spectra. Voltammetric response of these structures as well as redox probes and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) on these structures based electrodes was investigated. The morphology-dependent electrochemistry of these FeOOH structures was found. The highest redox activity of FeOOH was achieved on the FeOOH nano-rod structure based electrode, which was the best interface as well for the electrochemistry of both redox probes and EDCs. On such an interface, the highest magnitudes of both diethylstilbestrol (DES) and bisphenol A (BPA) were obtained.