A Photoelectrochemical Sensor for the Sensitive Detection of Rutin Based on a CdSe QDs Sensitized TiO2 Photoanode

In this paper, a CdSe quantum dots (QDs) sensitized TiO 2 photoanode was synthesized by molten-salt-assisted self-assembly (MASA) on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)-coated glass (CdSe QDs-TiO 2 /FTO), and an efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor was constructed for the sensitive detection of rutin. CdSe can transfer photo-excited electrons to the conduction band of TiO 2 , thus enhancing the photoelectric activity of TiO 2 . The experimental results show that the PEC sensor has excellent selectivity, good stability, and a wide linear response range for rutin of 0.025–50.0 μM with a low detection limit of 0.007 μΜ. Moreover, the PEC sensor was successfully applied to the detection of rutin content in serum sample.