Panjaphong LertsathitphongAnthony P. O'MullaneBenchaporn LertanantawongMahidol UniversityQueensland University of Technology QUTKing Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi2020-03-262020-03-262020-05-05Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. Vol.592, (2020)18734359092777572-s2.0-85079530399https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/53630© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Electrochemical potential cycling of gold electrodes in commonly used redox active species to produce a nanostructured surface is introduced. A commercially available gold electrode when cycled in three redox active species including hexaammine ruthenium chloride, ferrocene methanol and ferricyanide shows rapid conversion of the surface into a nanostructured form within 50 cycles which usually requires hundreds of cycles in their absence. The active gold nanostructured electrode was characterized by cyclic voltammetry in acidic and alkaline electrolyte indicating the presence of different basal sites depending on the redox species employed. In addition, the active gold nanostructured surface shows higher electrocatalytic activity than the pristine polycrystalline gold electrode for glucose and ascorbic acid oxidation in alkaline media.Mahidol UniversityChemical EngineeringChemistryPhysics and AstronomyArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124580