Correction to "Facile Green Approach for Developing Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide-Embedded Platinum Nanoparticles for Ultrasensitive Detection of Nitric Oxide".

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05644.].

Facile Green Approach for Developing Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide-Embedded Platinum Nanoparticles for Ultrasensitive Detection of Nitric Oxide.

Nitric oxide (NO) plays a crucial and important role in cellular physiology and also acts as a signaling molecule for cancer in humans. However, conventional detection methods have their own limitations in the detection of NO at low concentrations because of its high reactivity and low lifetime. Herein, we report a strategy to fabricate Pt nanoparticle-decorated electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (erGO)-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with efficiency to detect NO at a low concentration. For this study, Pt@erGO/GCE was fabricated by employing two different sequential methods [first GO reduction followed by Pt electrodeposition (SQ-I) and Pt electrodeposition followed by GO reduction (SQ-II)]. It was interesting to note that the electrocatalytic current response for SQ-I (184 µA) was ∼15 and ∼3 folds higher than those of the bare GCE (11.7 µA) and SQ-II (61.5 µA). The higher current response was mainly attributed to a higher diffusion coefficient and electrochemically active surface area. The proposed SQ-I electrode exhibited a considerably low LOD of 52 nM (S/N = 3) in a linear range of 0.25-40 µM with a short response time (0.7 s). In addition, the practical analytical applicability of the proposed sensor was also verified.

Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of a CoFe2O4-TiO2/rGO Ternary Photocatalyst: A Highly Efficient and Stable Photocatalyst for High Production of Hydrogen (Solar Fuel).

Herein, a magnetically separable reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-supported CoFe2O4-TiO2 photocatalyst was developed by a simple ultrasound-assisted wet impregnation method for efficient photocatalytic H2 production. Integration of CoFe2O4 with TiO2 induced the formation of Ti3+ sites that remarkably reduced the optical band gap of TiO2 to 2.80 eV from 3.20 eV. Moreover, the addition of rGO improved the charge carrier separation by forming Ti-C bonds. Importantly, the CoFe2O4-TiO2/rGO photocatalyst demonstrated significantly enhanced photocatalytic H2 production compared to that from its individual counterparts such as TiO2 and CoFe2O4-TiO2, respectably. A maximum H2 production rate of 76 559 µmol g-1 h-1 was achieved with a 20 wt % CoFe2O4- and 1 wt % rGO-loaded TiO2 photocatalyst, which was approximately 14-fold enhancement when compared with the bare TiO2. An apparent quantum yield of 12.97% at 400 nm was observed for the CoFe2O4-TiO2/rGO photocatalyst under optimized reaction conditions. This remarkable enhancement can be attributed to synergistically improved charge carrier separation through Ti3+ sites and rGO support, viz., Ti-C bonds. The recyclability of the photocatalyst was ascertained over four consecutive cycles, indicating the stability of the photocatalyst. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the photocatalyst could be easily separated after the reaction using a simple magnet. Thus, we believe that this study may open a new way to prepare low-cost, noble-metal-free magnetic materials with TiO2 for sustainable photocatalytic H2 production.

Correction to "Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of CoFe2O4-TiO2/rGO Ternary Photocatalyst: A Highly Efficient and Stable Photocatalyst for High Production of Hydrogen (Solar Fuel)".

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03221.].