Novel graphene-gold hybrid nanostructures constructed via sulfur modified graphene: Preparation and characterization by surface and electrochemical techniques

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 376-385

  Shervedani, Reza Karimi ^a   Amini, Akbar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gold nanoparticle; Graphene nanosheet; Impedimetric biosensor, Electrocatalysis; Sulfur modified graphene; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSING; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; IMPEDIMETRIC BIOSENSORS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; SURFACE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

CATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY CONVERSION; GLASS MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE SENSORS; GOLD; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SULFUR; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84893087610     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.12.044     Document Type: Article

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