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• Fe 2 N/rGO composites are obtained by altering the nitriding time. • The optimal Fe 2 N/rGO-2h composite exhibit capacity of 603 mAh g 1 after 500 cycles. • A fading rate of only 0.014% is retained at a current density of 0.1 A g 1. • The superior cyclability is due to flexible rGO framework and firm synergy with Fe 2 N. • This work can offer new insight to expand metal nitride as high efficacy electrode. [Display omitted] Fe 2 N decorated on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was prepared by a hydrothermal reaction and the effect of nitridation time was studied concerning the lithium-ion battery (LIB) performance of Fe 2 N/rGO composites. The reversible capacity of as-prepared electrodes was evaluated at currents starting from 0.05 A g 1 and up to 2 A g 1 with the highest capacity demonstrated by the Fe 2 N/rGO sample subjected to a nitriding time of 2 h. Moreover, at 0.1 A g 1 the specific capacity fading was observed to be merely 0.014% per cycle from 120 to 500 cycles. The CV studies demonstrated that good electrochemical performance was due to a smaller peak to peak separation and higher peak currents which agreed well with the lower mass and charge transfer resistance obtained from the EIS results. The conductive graphene network facilitated in Li+-ion diffusion process and fast charge transfer reactions while mesoporous Fe 2 N helped in proper penetration of electrolyte and providing abundant sites for intercalation/deintercalation. The Fe 2 N/rGO-2h electrode prepared in this work overcame the stability issues and large polarization of usual metal nitride electrodes making it a potential candidate for LIB anode. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The electronic conductivity of the metal oxides is generally increased by hybridization of highly conductive carbon supportive materials. In this present work, we have demonstrated a novel one-pot preparation of cerium niobate (CeNbO 4 ) nanoparticles embedded with graphene oxide (GO/CeNbO 4 ) composite, for ultrasensitive detection of the photographic developing agent, metol (MTL). The as-prepared GO/CeNbO 4 was analyzed by various characterization techniques. The intensive characterization techniques were used to affirm the detailed structural moiety, size, morphology, and surface area of GO/CeNbO 4. The GO/CeNbO 4 modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) affords a superior electrocatalytic activity toward MTL. The obtained amperometric response on the GO/CeNbO 4 /GCE holding an extremely low level detection of 10 nM and superior sensitivity of 10.97 µA µM -1 cm -2 toward MTL detection. Besides, the GO/CeNbO 4 /GCE also gives excellent selectivity, stability, repeatability, and reproducibility. We achieved excellent recovery results in real photographic solution and river water samples analysis with great accuracy. This work offers a novel insight into the growth of the carbon-based niobate family with electrochemical sensor applications., (Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)