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A hybrid of ultrathin metal-organic framework sheet and ultrasmall copper nanoparticles for detection of hydrogen peroxide with enhanced activity

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Here, we design and synthesize a novel 2D Cu-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (TCPP) metal–organic framework (MOF) sheet and ultrasmall Cu5.4O nanoparticle (Cu5.4O USNP) hybrid (Cu-TCPP MOF/Cu5.4O nanocomposite). The graphene-like ultrathin Cu-TCPP MOF sheets offer high surface-to-volume atom ratios and many active sites, which is beneficial for loading more Cu5.4O USNPs. The Cu5.4O USNPs with ultrasmall size (<5 nm) have promising conductivity and excellent enzymatic ability for H2O2. The successfully prepared nanocomposites are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) techniques. The 2D graphene-like ultrathin Cu-TCPP MOF sheets show no H2O2-sensing signals, whereas Cu5.4O USNPs exhibit a clear reduction peak for detection of H2O2. Interestingly, the combination of two kinds of nanomaterials improved the H2O2 sensing ability due to their synergistic effect. The properties of the unmodified electrodes and the Cu-TCPP MOF/Cu5.4O nanocomposite-modified electrodes were systemically studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV), current-time (i-t) response, and square-wave voltammetry (SWV) techniques. The electrochemical sensor for the detection of H2O2 based on the Cu-TCPP MOF/Cu5.4O nanocomposite has a lower detection limit of 0.13 μmol·L−1 and wider linear range of 0.1 × 10−6 ~ 0.59 × 10−3 mol·L−1 and 1.59 × 10−3 ~ 20.59 × 10−3 mol·L−1 when compared with the Cu5.4O USNPs-modified electrode. The electrochemical sensor can be further used to detect H2O2 produced by cells.

The mechanism for sensing H2O2 produced from cells based on a Cu-TCPP MOF/Cu5.4O USNPs nanocomposite-modified electrode.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this project by the National Key R&D Program of China (2019YFC1606703), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province in China (2020JM-429), and the National Science Foundation of China (31801653).

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  1. College of Chemistry & Materials Science/Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education/Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710069, Shaanxi, China

    Xiujuan Qiao, Muhammad Arsalan, Yahui Wang & Qinglin Sheng

  2. College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710069, Shaanxi, China

    Xin Ma, Shuying Yang, Yuan Wang, Qinglin Sheng & Tianli Yue

  3. Laboratory of Nutritional and Healthy Food-Individuation Manufacturing Engineering/Research Center of Food Safety Risk Assessment and Control, Xi’an, 710069, Shaanxi, China

    Xin Ma, Shuying Yang, Yuan Wang, Qinglin Sheng & Tianli Yue

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Qiao, X., Arsalan, M., Ma, X. et al. A hybrid of ultrathin metal-organic framework sheet and ultrasmall copper nanoparticles for detection of hydrogen peroxide with enhanced activity. Anal Bioanal Chem 413, 839–851 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-03038-0

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