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A rapid electrochemical sensor fabricated using silver ions and graphene oxide

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Electrode surface modification is a common method for designing sensitive electrochemical sensors. However, a long time fabrication process is a key issue for their practical applications. In this work, we proposed a simple in situ electroless dipping deposition process for commercial electrode surface modification. Graphene and Ag NPs have been used as examples and stepwise fabricated on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface. Each fabrication cycle only takes 1 min. Besides the fast fabrication process, the performance of the electrode can be easily adjusted by changing dipping cycle numbers. Based on the proposed procedure, a H2O2 electrochemical sensor was fabricated as an example with excellent performance. We believe the proposed approach could be extended for further nanomaterial-modified electrode design.

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This work has been financially supported by Research Foundation from Hangzhou Dianzi University (KYS205617071) and Zhejiang Province Natural Science Foundation of China (LQ18E010001).

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  1. College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, People’s Republic of China

    Li Fu & Weitao Su

  2. Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

    Aiwu Wang

  3. Institute of Botany, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mem. Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing, 210014, People’s Republic of China

    Yuhong Zheng

  4. Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810008, People’s Republic of China

    Zhong Liu

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Fu, L., Wang, A., Su, W. et al. A rapid electrochemical sensor fabricated using silver ions and graphene oxide. Ionics 24, 2821–2827 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-017-2413-2

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