Biomass-derived hierarchically porous CoFe-LDH/CeO2hybrid with peroxidase-like activity for colorimetric sensing of H2O2 and glucose

Abstract

Biomass-derived hierarchically porous CoFe-LDH (layered double hydroxides)/CeO2 hybrid possessing an inherent peroxidase-like activity was first fabricated employing kapok as bio-template. The CeO2 fibers not only exhibited peroxidase-like activity, but also served as a support and guided the deposition of CoFe-LDH nanosheets on their surface to form a hierarchically porous network. The resultant CoFe-LDH/CeO2 hybrid acted as a peroxidase mimic to catalyze 3,3′,5,5′- tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) with H2O2 to generate a typical blue colored product. Furthermore, CoFe-LDH/CeO2 hybrid displayed superior peroxidase-like catalytic property compared to the pristineCeO2 and CoFe-LDH, which was attributed to the presence of more effective active sites of unique hierarchical-porous architecture and the synergistic effect between CoFe-LDH and CeO2. A facile and sensitive sensing system for H2O2 and glucose determination was successfully proposed, which exhibited a sensitive response to glucose ranging from 0.05–2 mM with a detection limit of 0.015 mM based on the accelerated electron transfer between TMB and H2O2 with the assistance of CoFe-LDH/CeO2. This paper offered a feasible way or the fabrication of materials with hierarchical structure and provided a new insight into seeking novel peroxidase mimics with boosted catalytic activities.