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Fig. 1 TG (a) and DSC (b) thermoanalytical response curves of precursor. Fig. 2 SEM images of the Cu₂O/HCFs:(a) large-area view and (b) small-area view, TEM images of the Cu₂O/HCFs:(c) Lots of Cu₂O/HCFs, (d) a single Cu₂O/HCFs. Fig. 3 XRD patterns of Cu₂O/HCFs. Those were prepared at 400, 500 and 600oC for Cu₂O/HCFs. Fig. 4 Raman spectra of Cu₂O/HCFs. Those were prepared at 400, 500 and 600oC for Cu₂O/HCFs. Fig. 5 XPS spectra of Cu₂O/HCFs. (a) O1s , (b) Cu2p3/2 and Cu2p1/2 Fig. 6 The CV curves of different condition at 100 mV·s−1 (a) Cu₂O/HCFs/GCE in NaOH base solution, (b) the bare GCE in NaOH solution containing 0.1 M glucose, (c) Cu₂O/HCFs/GCE in NaOH solution containing 0.1 M glucose. Fig. 7 The CV curves of different products at 100 mV · s−1 in 0.1M NaOH solution containing 0.1 M glucose. (a), (b), (c) and (d) is the curve of H-1, H-2, H-3 and H-4 samples, respectively. Fig. 8 (a) CVs of the Cu₂O/HCFs/GCE in 0.1 M NaOH solution with 5.0 mM of glucose at different scan rates (10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 m;Fig. S1 SEM images of the prepared AAO membrane with 60 nm pore diameters ( top view ).