Ultrafine platinum nanoparticles confined in a covalent organic framework for enhanced enzyme-mimetic and electrocatalytic performances
Li Zhang, Chaoqin Han, Pu Zhang, Wensheng Fu, Yao Nie, Yi Wang
Abstract
grown Pt nanoparticles is as small as 2.44 nm with a narrow size distribution. Owing to the structure superiority, the Pt/COF catalyst exhibits much better peroxidase/oxidase-like activity than unsupported Pt nanoparticles and a physical mixture of the two components. Based on the inhibition of catalytic oxidation of the peroxidase substrate by Pt/COF, a sensitive colorimetric method is established for tannic acid sensing. Furthermore, the Pt/COF catalyst also exhibits better electrocatalytic activity and stability than commercial Pt/C catalyst towards the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). This work demonstrates the promising application potential of COF-supported materials in both enzyme-mimetic and electrocatalytic catalysis.