A　heated　copper　microdisk　electrode　(HCME)　was　fabricated　and　successfully　applied　to　capillary　electrophoresis　(CE)　and　CE-Chip　as　an　electrochemical　detector　(ECD)　for　the　detection　of　three　carbohydrates　and　shikimic　acid　(SA)　in　Illicium　verum　Hook　F.,　respectively.　The　temperature　of　HCME　was　heated　by　twin-wire-wound　coil　with　direct　current　to　reduce　the　magnetic　interference.　Coupled　with　CE　and　CE-chip,　this　detector　exhibits　both　extremely　stable　and　sensitive　performance　at　elevated　temperature　compared　with　that　at　room　temperature.　In　successive　detection　of　three　carbohydrates　and　shikimic　acid　(SA),　the　HCME　exhibits　very　stable　response　with　RSD　of　ca.　2%　with　elevated　temperature　without　renewing　the　electrode,　while　at　room　temperature,　RSD　of　ca.　20%　is　obtained.　This　is　very　important　in　practical　applications　that　tedious　works,　such　as　polishing　and　re-fixing　the　electrode　at　each　detection,　can　be　therefore　avoided.　In　addition,　the　sensitivity　is　about　2　∼　6　time　increased,　and　the　linear　range　is　about　an　order　wider　at　elevated　temperature　(ca.　60　°C)　than　that　at　room　temperature　(ca.　25　°C).　©　2010　The　Royal　Society　of　Chemistry.