An Efficient Approach for Advancing Performance in Rapid Detection Based on Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoflower Supported Binary Transition Metal Oxides

Binary transition metal oxides (BTMOs) have drawn considerable attention in recent years for their excellent catalytic properties and chemical stability in the sensing field. Regrettably, the loss of active site exposure originating from the agglomerate during preparation largely restricted their sensing applications. In this work, we report an efficient strategy for advancing the performance of BTMOs in rapid detection based on a 3D molybdenum disulfide nanoflower. The larger surface area, multiple active site exposures, and higher electrical conductivity promote the dispersion of BTMOs and the redox reaction of analytes on the surface of nanocomposites, thereby enhancing the sensitivity and widening the quantitative range. As a proof-of-method application, ferric vanadate (FeVO₄) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) were chosen as model catalysts and analytes, respectively. This approach exhibits excellent sensitivity, selectivity, repeatability, and stability. The detection limit could be as low as 26.6 nM, and the linear range covered 3 orders of magnitude (from 0.1 to 500 μM). It also demonstrated good practicality in milk, honey, and drinking water with a recovery of 90.6% to 100.8%. To our knowledge, this is the first report on incorporating MoS₂ into BTMOs for augmenting sensing performance in rapid detection.