Solid-State Heating Synthesis of Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)/Gold/Graphene Composite and Its Application for Amperometric Determination of Nitrite and Iodate

A ternary composite of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/gold/graphene (PEDOT/Au/GO) for promising electrochemical sensor was synthesized by solid-state heating method. The interaction between the PEDOT, Au, and GO explored for detection of nitrite and iodate. It was found that the PEDOT/Au/GO composite had shale-like morphology with a uniform distribution of gold nanoparticles. Electrochemical experiments showed that the PEDOT/Au/GO composite modified electrode exhibited good electrocatalytic activity toward determination of iodate. The amperometric experiments at the PEDOT/Au/GO/GCE revealed that a good linear relationship existed between peak current and the concentration in the range of 100–1000 μM with the detection of 0.53 and 0.62 μM (S/N = 3) for nitrite and iodate, respectively. Moreover, the current response of PEDOT/Au/GO/GCE for nitrite and iodate at 10 μM was up to 9.59 and 11.47 μA, respectively. Mechanisms of the direct electron transfer between ion(nitrite or iodate)and the PEDOT/Au/GO composite