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In this work, cuprous oxide (Cu2O) hollow cubes were synthesized on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets by a facile one-pot refluxing approach. The as-prepared Cu2O/RGO nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. It was revealed that Cu2O with a well-defined hollow cubic morphology is homogeneously dispersed on the surface of RGO nanosheets. The electrocatalytic properties of Cu2O/RGO nanocomposites for glucose oxidation were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. It was found that the constructed glucose sensor has a wide linear range of 0.01–9.0 mM (R2 = 0.996) with a high sensitivity of 813.713 μA cm−2 mM−1 and a low detection limit of 0.44 μM based on signal/noise = 3. Compared to bare Cu2O and previously reported Cu2O-based glucose sensors, the as-prepared Cu2O/RGO nanocomposite glucose sensor showed remarkably enhanced electrocatalytic activity. In addition, the electrode also exhibited an excellent anti-interference ability. The excellent electrocatalytic performance together with simple and low-cost preparation makes Cu2O/RGO nanocomposites attractive for glucose sensor application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Graphene oxide (GO)-AgIO nanocomposites with excellent photocatalytic performance have been prepared through a facile ion-exchange method. The as-prepared samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The GO-AgIO nanocomposites exhibit an enhanced photocatalytic activity in the degradation of organic pollutants as compared to bare AgIO. It is revealed that the introduction of GO can relieve the agglomeration of AgIO particles, enhance the light absorption of the materials, and promote the separation of photoexcited electron-hole pairs. In addition, the possible transfer and separation behaviors of the charge carriers and the photocatalytic mechanism are discussed in detail. The excellent photocatalytic performance makes the GO-AgIO nanocomposites a promising photocatalyst for organic pollutant treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, an excellent ternary visible-light all solid Z-scheme photocatalytic heterojunction of g-C 3 N 4 /GO/AgBr has been prepared by the attachment of graphene oxide (GO) to the surface of g-C 3 N 4 , followed by in-situ growth of AgBr nanoparticles on GO sheets. The g-C 3 N 4 /GO/AgBr heterojunction exhibits excellent photocatalytic efficiency for RhB degradation, which is about 17.5, 7.9, 3.5, 4.0 and 2.2 times as high as that of P25, g-C 3 N 4 , AgBr, g-C 3 N 4 /GO and g-C 3 N 4 /AgBr heterojunction, indicating the introduction of GO into the system largely improved the capability of the photocatalysis since GO acted as the charge transmission bridge between g-C 3 N 4 and AgBr. Moreover, the photocatalytic performance of g-C 3 N 4 /GO/AgBr just showed a slight decrease after 4 degradation cycles, demonstrating a high stability of the g-C 3 N 4 /GO/AgBr photocatalyst. The photocatalytic mechanism investigation indicated that O 2 − and h + are the major active species in the photocatalytic process. It is expected that the GO-inserted Z-scheme photocatalytic heterojunction could be applied to practical pollutant degradation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]