In this study, binder-free CoS2–reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites (NCs) were deposited on Cu2O nanosheets via one-step electrodeposition. rGO was obtained from carbon dioxide electroreduction during CoS2 deposition. CoS2–rGO@Cu2O heterostructure electrodes were deposited for varying electrodeposition times, and their performance in nonenzymatic glucose sensing in 0.1 M NaOH was determined. Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) verified the formation of rGO in all heterostructure electrodes. Various interfacial bonding states between Cu2O nanosheets and CoS2–rGO NCs were detected, indicating improved interfacial synergy between the heterostructure layers. Moreover, the phase transformation from CoS to CoS2 occurred as the electrodeposition time was increased from 10 to 30 min. The CoS2–rGO@Cu2O heterostructure electrodes electrodeposited for 20 min were considered optimum for enzyme-free glucose sensing. The sensors exhibited a sensitivity of 635.94 μA·mM−1·cm−2 for glucose oxidation with a limit of detection of 17 μM in a wide linear detection range of 100–3000 μM. All the CoS2–rGO@Cu2O heterostructure electrodes exhibited enhanced selectivity to glucose oxidation in the presence of other interfering species and long-term stability for 3000 s.
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Elsevier
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International Journal
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212
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2025.113315
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2025
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113315