Carbon black/sulfur-doped graphene composite prepared by pyrolysis of graphene oxide with sodium polysulfide for oxygen reduction reaction

Synthesis and application of new silver and sulfur decorated S-doped reduced graphene oxide in ultra-trace analysis of pesticides by ion mobility spectrometry

In this research study, a novel, facile, and affordable method is presented for the synthesis of a Ag/S/S-RGO nanocomposite. The resulting new nanocomposite was identified by FT-IR, XRD, FESEM, XPS, BET and EDX and employed as a rapid and effective adsorbent with acceptable absorption capacity for the analysis of various pesticides by dispersive solid-phase microextraction combined with ion mobility spectrometry. The main experimental parameters of the method were optimized such as the type of desorption solvent, pH of the sample solution, type of buffer, amount of the sorbent (Ag/S/S-RGO), sorption/desorption time, etc. Under the optimized conditions, linear dynamic ranges of 0.5-110.0, 1.0-110.0, and 0.8-90.0 ng mL^-1 were achieved, with limits of detection of 0.25, 0.35, and 0.25 ng mL^-1 for simazine, alachlor, and haloxyfop, respectively. The relative standard deviations (RSD%) were obtained as <5.0%. Eventually, the method was utilized for the simultaneous determination of simazine, alachlor, and haloxyfop in environmental and agricultural samples with recoveries between 95.0 and 104.6%.

Application of ZnS/S/S-RGO three-component nanocomposites in dispersive solid-phase microextraction coupled with ion mobility spectrometry for ultra-trace determination of multiclass pesticides

A fast, effective, and sensitive dispersive solid-phase microextraction method coupled with ion mobility spectrometry for the simultaneous determination of bendiocarb, butachlor, and diazinon was developed using zinc sulfide/sulfur/sulfur-doped reduced graphene oxide (ZnS/S/S-RGO) nanocomposites. ZnS/S/S-RGO three-component nanocomposites were synthesized through a single-step solvothermal procedure, and their properties were characterized by FT-IR, XRD, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The influence of different parameters was optimized on the efficiency of the extraction including the type and the volume of desorption solvent, pH, type and the volume of buffer, the amount of absorbent, sorption and  desorption times. Under the optimal conditions, linear ranges were achieved 0.8-110, 1.0-110, and 0.5-100 ng mL^-1 with detection limits of 0.32±0.01, 0.40±0.02, and 0.27±0.02 ng mL^-1 for bendiocarb, butachlor, and diazinon, respectively. The method was employed for the ultra-trace determination of the three pesticides in water, rice, and soil samples with acceptable recovery values within the range 96.6±4.8-104.4±6.4%.

A dual metal organic framework based on copper-iron clusters integrated sulphur doped graphene as a porous material for supercapacitor with remarkable performance characteristics

Herein, a novel bimetallic metal organic framework (MOF) using copper and iron as the metal centers with 1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid as a ligand (CuFeBTC) and its composite with sulphur doped graphene (S-GNS) have been investigated for supercapacitive performance. The synthesis of materials has been carried out using a facile wet chemical route. The physicochemical characterization of the materials employing various structural and surface techniques has been performed which confirms the successful formation of nanocomposite. The capacitive behavior of CuFeBTC, S-GNS and CuFeBTC/S-GNS has been systematically examined using 1 M Na₂SO₄ as an electrolyte in a three and two electrode assembly. The electrochemical studies reveal that CuFeBTC/S-GNS electrode demonstrates highest specific capacitance of 1164.3 F g^-1 at 0.5 A g^-1 with suffice rate capability as compared to CuFeBTC and S-GNS electrodes. Moreover, a symmetric supercapacitor is configured using the CuFeBTC/S-GNS nanocomposite electrodes which deliver remarkable energy and power output of 96.57 Wh kg^-1 and 1595.12 W kg^-1 at an operating voltage of 1.8 V. The as-fabricated symmetric supercapacitor displays competent energy storage retention of 50.2 Wh kg^-1 even at current density of 20.0 A g^-1 with high power density 26973.13 W kg^-1. These deliverables epitomize the latest performance record of bimetallic MOFs based supercapacitors, suggesting that CuFeBTC/S-GNS is a promising active material for high performance electrochemical energy storage applications.

Superior one-pot synthesis of a doped graphene oxide electrode for a high power density supercapacitor

The facile one-pot synthesis of sulfur-doped reduced graphene oxide results in a high powder density and easily reproducible electrode material.

A facile strategy to fabricate nitrogen-doped graphene aerogel-supported Fe3N nanoparticles as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

In this study, a novel hybrid composed of iron nitride and nitrogen-functionalized graphene aerogel (Fe₃N/N-GA) was fabricated and used as an electrode material for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).

Ru(bpy)3(2+)/nanoporous silver-based electrochemiluminescence immunosensor for alpha fetoprotein enhanced by gold nanoparticles decorated black carbon intercalated reduced graphene oxide

A highly sensitive sandwich-type electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunosensor was proposed for the quantitative determination of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) using gold nanoparticles decorated black carbon intercalated reduced graphene oxide (Au-rGO@CB) as sensing platform and nanoporous silver (NPS) loaded Ru(bpy)3(2+) as labels. In this work, intercalation of CB inhibited the accumulation of rGO and Au-rGO@CB was firstly used to immobilize primary antibody (Ab1) in ECL system. NPS prepared by the dealloying of binary alloy has high pore volume and surface areas, which was used to load amount of secondary antibodies (Ab2) and Ru(bpy)3(2+), which could greatly enhance the ECL intensity. Under optimal conditions, the designed immunosensor exhibited wider linear range from 0.0001 to 30 ng/mL with a relative lower detection limit of 33 fg/mL for AFP detection. Overall, the designed immunosensor exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity, good repeatability and stability. This proposed method provided a potential application for clinical monitoring of AFP.