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Well-dispersed composites of graphene and molybdenum disulfide were synthesized without using a mediator. The composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The electrochemical properties of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with the graphene/MoS2 composite were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Hydroquinone was selected as a model target to show the sensing capability of the modified GCE. The GCE, best operated at a working voltage of 0.10 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), exhibits excellent catalytic activity towards hydroquinone, with a linear response in the 0.5 to 300 μM concentration range and a 37 nM detection limit (at an S/N ratio of 3). The superior performance of the GCE is attributed to the synergistic effects of graphene and MoS2.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Scientific Research Program of Shaanxi Provincial Education Department (No. 16JK1771), Program for Key Science and Technology Innovation Team in Shaanxi Province (No. 2014KCT-27), and Basic Research and Application Funding of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province (No. 2017JY0248).
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Huang, H., Zhang, J., Cheng, M. et al. Amperometric sensing of hydroquinone using a glassy carbon electrode modified with a composite consisting of graphene and molybdenum disulfide. Microchim Acta 184, 4803–4808 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-017-2531-6
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