Ammonium metavanadate (NH4VO3, 99.0%), oxalic acid dihydrate (C2H2O4 × 2H2O, 97.0%), and methylene blue (MB > 98%) were obtained from Sigma‒Aldrich and used without further purification. Deionized water was used in all experiments (conductivity < 0,06 μS/cm). Graphene oxide (GO) employed in the composite synthesis was prepared using the modified Hummers method 69 (link). Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7, ≥ 99.0%) and ammonium oxalate (AO, ≥ 99%) were purchased from Merck. Benzoquinone (BQ, > 98%) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA, > 99.5%) were received from CheMondis.
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