Layered materials : electrochemical studies for sensing, energy applications and toxicity studies

Abstract

As society has revolutionised, constant advancements in sensor and energy technologies are required. With the increasing complexity of samples and demand for more analysis to be made, it is of utmost importance to constantly improve the analytical capabilities of sensing platforms and develop sensors that are highly specific, have high sensitivity, are low in cost, easy to use, rapid and reliable. Furthermore, the current state-of-the-art electrocatalysts often involve precious metals, which are scarce, costly and suffer from poor stability, hampering their widespread application. Meanwhile, the ground-breaking discovery of graphene from graphite and the subsequent revelation of graphene's extraordinary properties, has paved the way for