Pienutsa N.Yannawibut K.Phattharaphongmanee J.Thonganantakul O.Srinives S.Mahidol University2023-06-182023-06-182022-03-01International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials Vol.29 No.3 (2022) , 529-53516744799https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/84600Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) compound is useful to various industries but is toxic and carcinogenic. In this research work, we fabricate an amperometric sensor for the determination of Cr(VI), using a titanium dioxide (TiO2)-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite as the sensing element. The composite was synthesized following sol—gel chemistry, yielding TiO2 nanoparticles of ∼50 nm in size, immobilized on chemically exfoliated rGO sheets. The composite was employed in a 3-electrode electrochemical cell and operated in an amperometric mode, exhibiting good responses to the 50 to 500 ppb Cr(VI). Our best result from pH 3 Mcilvane’s buffer medium reveals the sensitivity of 9.12 × 10−4 ppb−1 and a detection limit of 6 ppb with no signal interference from 200 ppm Ca(II), 150 ppm Mg(II), and 50 ppb Pb(II). The excellent results of the TiO2-rGO sensor can be attributed to synergic effects between TiO2 and rGO, resulting from the presence of n-p heterojunctions and the formation of the TiO2 nanoparticles on rGO.EngineeringArticleSCOPUS10.1007/s12613-021-2338-72-s2.0-851237890751869103X