Surface Lewis acid-base sites in crystal structure may influence the physicochemical properties and the catalytic performances in nanozymes.Understanding the synergistic effect mechanism of Co_(3)O_(4)nanozymes toward...Surface Lewis acid-base sites in crystal structure may influence the physicochemical properties and the catalytic performances in nanozymes.Understanding the synergistic effect mechanism of Co_(3)O_(4)nanozymes towards substances(3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine(TMB)and hydrogen peroxide(H2O2))induced by surface Lewis acid-base sites is important to enhance the efficiency for peroxidase-like reaction.Herein,ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets with abundant Lewis acid-base sites were prepared by sodium borohydride(NaBH4)reduction treatment,which exhibited high-efficiency peroxidase-like activity compared with original Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets.The Lewis acid-base sites for ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets nanozyme were owing to the coordination unsaturation of Co ions and the formation of defect structure.Ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets had 18.26-fold higher catalytic efficiency(1.27×10^(-2)s^(-1)·mM^(-1))than that of original Co_(3)O_(4)(6.95×10^(-4)s^(-1)·mM^(-1))in oxidizing TMB substrate.The synergistic effect of surface acid and base sites can enhance the interfacial electron transfer process of Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets,which can be a favor of absorption substrates and the generation of reactive intermediates such as radicals.Furthermore,the limit of detection of hydroquinol was 0.58μM for ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets,965-fold lower than original Co_(3)O_(4)(560μM).Besides,the linear range of ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets was widely with the concentration of 5.0-1,000μM.Colorimetric detection of hydroquinol by agarose-based hydrogel membrane was provided based on excellent peroxidase-like properties.This study provided insights into designing high-performance nanozymes for peroxidase-like catalysis via a strategy of solid surface acid-base sites engineering.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21876099)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.ZR2017PB007)Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory Project of Test Technology for Material Chemical Safety(No.2018SDCLHX005).
文摘Surface Lewis acid-base sites in crystal structure may influence the physicochemical properties and the catalytic performances in nanozymes.Understanding the synergistic effect mechanism of Co_(3)O_(4)nanozymes towards substances(3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine(TMB)and hydrogen peroxide(H2O2))induced by surface Lewis acid-base sites is important to enhance the efficiency for peroxidase-like reaction.Herein,ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets with abundant Lewis acid-base sites were prepared by sodium borohydride(NaBH4)reduction treatment,which exhibited high-efficiency peroxidase-like activity compared with original Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets.The Lewis acid-base sites for ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets nanozyme were owing to the coordination unsaturation of Co ions and the formation of defect structure.Ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets had 18.26-fold higher catalytic efficiency(1.27×10^(-2)s^(-1)·mM^(-1))than that of original Co_(3)O_(4)(6.95×10^(-4)s^(-1)·mM^(-1))in oxidizing TMB substrate.The synergistic effect of surface acid and base sites can enhance the interfacial electron transfer process of Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets,which can be a favor of absorption substrates and the generation of reactive intermediates such as radicals.Furthermore,the limit of detection of hydroquinol was 0.58μM for ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets,965-fold lower than original Co_(3)O_(4)(560μM).Besides,the linear range of ultrathin porous Co_(3)O_(4)nanosheets was widely with the concentration of 5.0-1,000μM.Colorimetric detection of hydroquinol by agarose-based hydrogel membrane was provided based on excellent peroxidase-like properties.This study provided insights into designing high-performance nanozymes for peroxidase-like catalysis via a strategy of solid surface acid-base sites engineering.
