Here we report a facile and cost-effective preparation of nickel nanoparticle S/Nitrogen-carbon nanohybrid (Ni NPS/N-C) based on formamide condensation and carbonization, used for highly sensitive and selective electrochemical determination of tryptophan (Trp) in practical samples. The crystallographic phase, surface morphology, elemental distribution, and chemical state of the Ni NPS/N-C nanohybrid were analyzed by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDS, XPS, FTIR, TGA and Raman spectra. The results show that high content of Ni NPs (6.62 wt%) were distributed in the nanohybrid, and a large number of bamboo-like ...