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For nitrite detection, 3D Au-rGO\/FTO displayed a sensitivity of 419 \u03bcA mM\u22121 cm\u22122 and a linear range from 0.0299 to 5.74 mM, while for the detection of H2O2, the sensitivity was 236 \u03bcA mM\u22121 cm\u22122 and a range from 0.179 to 10.5 mM. The combined results from scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction measurements (XRD) and electrochemical tests demonstrated that the properties of 3D Au-rGO\/FTO were attributabled to the conductive network consisting of rGO and the good dispersion of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) which can provide better electrochemical properties than other metal compounds, such as a larger electroactive surface area, more active sites, and a bigger catalytic rate constant.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s19061304","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,18]],"date-time":"2019-03-18T04:06:55Z","timestamp":1552882015000},"page":"1304","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Nitrite and Hydrogen Peroxide Based on 3D Au-rGO\/FTO Obtained Through a One-Step Synthesis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Chengcheng","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China"}]},{"given":"Delun","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China"}]},{"given":"Yuanyuan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Tropical Biomedicine and Biotechnology, School of Tropical Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China"}]},{"given":"Xiaoyong","family":"Lai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory Cultivation Base of Natural Gas Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China"}]},{"given":"Juan","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory Cultivation Base of Natural Gas Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China"}]},{"given":"Xiaohong","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China"}]},{"given":"Kexi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China"}]},{"given":"Yang","family":"Cao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"36744","DOI":"10.1039\/C7RA06909J","article-title":"Gold nanorods on three-dimensional nickel foam: A non-enzymatic glucose sensor with enhanced electro-catalytic performance","volume":"7","author":"Liu","year":"2017","journal-title":"RSC Adv."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1837","DOI":"10.1002\/asia.201600362","article-title":"One-step electrodeposition of NiCo2S4 nanosheets on patterned platinum electrodes for non-enzymatic glucose sensing","volume":"11","author":"Karthick","year":"2016","journal-title":"Chem. 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