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. 2016 May 24;9(6):406. doi: 10.3390/ma9060406

Table 5.

In situ electrochemical reduction approaches for graphene–gold nanoparticles.

Electrode Composition of Electrolytic Solution Applied Electrochemical Potential and Reaction Condition References
AuNPs/rGO/GCE 10 mM AuCl3, Nafion (0.5%), and 0.1 M H2SO4 −1.0 V for 500 s. [41]
Au film/graphene–Au nanocomposite/GCE 0.1 mM HAuCl4 −1.2 V for 50 s for graphene; −0.25 V for 50 s for Au electrodeposition. Run the process using alternate graphene and AuNPs for 3 cycles. [89]
DHB/AuNPs/rGO/GCE 0.3 mM HAuCl4 −0.2 V for 24 h at room temp. [90]
Graphene/nano-Au/GCE 0.1 M Kn and 5 mM HAuCl4 −0.2 to 1.0 V for 2 cycles at scan rate of 50 mV∙s−1. [91]
AuNP/electro reduced graphene (eGr)/Indium titanium oxide (ITO) 0.5 mM HAuCl4.nH2O in phosphate buffer 0 to −1.6 V continuously for 75 cycles at a scan rate 50 mV·s−1 to electrodeposit eGr on ITO and 25 cycles for AuNPs electrodeposition. [120]
AuNPs/2,5-di-(2-thienyl)-1-pyrrole-1-(p-benzoic acid) (DPB)/graphene/Au electrode 3 mM of HAuCl4 containing 0.5 M H2SO4 −1.2 V for 200 s for electrochemical reduction and deposition of GO on Au electrode; −0.25 V for 25 s at 10 °C for the electrodeposition of AuNPs. [121]
AuNPs/graphene-nanofibers/GCE 25 mM of HAuCl4 containing 0.1 M Na2SO4 solution −0.4 V for 300 s for the electrochemical deposition of AuNPs. [122]
AuNPs/graphene/GCE mM HAuCl4 solution containing 0.5 M H2SO4 −1.2 V for 1200 s for the electrochemical reduction of GO on the electrode surface; −0.25 V for 30 s for the electrodeposition of AuNPs. [123]
Graphene/nano-Au/GCE 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) containing 6.5 mM HAuCl4 0 to −2 V at a scan rate of 100 mV·s−1 for continuous cyclic voltammetric sweep of 40 cycles. [124]
AuNPs/GO/GCE HAuCl4 solution Electrodeposition of AuNPs by pulse voltammetry with a pulse width of 0.1 s, potential 1.1 and −0.2 V, respectively. [125]
AuNPs/ERGO/carbon ionic liquid electrode (CLIE) 5.0 mM HAuCl4 solution −1.3 V for 300 s to from a stable ERGO on the surface of CILE; −0.4 V for 300 s for electrodeposition of AuNPs on ERGO/CILE. [126]