“…Due to these fantastic properties, AuNPs have been extensively used as rGO decorators [19,30,31]. To date, most composites that combine rGO with AuNPs were synthesized through co-reduction of the precursors, chloroauric acid (HAuCl 4 ) and GO, by chemical reductants, such as sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ) and hydrazine (N 2 H 4 ) [32][33][34]. Although this method is popular, its primary disadvantage is the use of highly toxic reductants (NaBH 4 , N 2 H 4 ) [35].…”