Mg-Al类水滑石负载金催化醇选择氧化中Mg/Al比例的影响

为研究Mg/Al比例对Mg-Al类水滑石(LDH)负载Au催化醇选择氧化的影响,采用共沉淀—水热晶化法合成了不同Mg/Al比的y Mg-Al LDH,采用液相还原法负载纳米Au颗粒.对样品进行XRD、N_2物理吸附、ICP-AES、AAS、TEM、CO_2-TPD、CO_2-In-situ DRIFTS和XPS等表征.在无附加碱条件下,Au/yMg-Al LDH催化剂催化1-苯乙醇选择氧化的催化活性随Mg/Al比增大呈现递增趋势,Au/4Mg-Al LDH活性最佳.载体表面弱碱性强度随Mg/Al比增大变化不大,弱碱位略有增多,对醇羟基脱氢有促进作用.载体层板Mg_3OH基团随Mg/Al比增大而增多有利于Au在层板边缘沉积,二者可形成有效协同,促进醇氧化过程进行.     

类水滑石催化合成聚(碳酸1,4-丁二醇)酯二醇

采用共沉淀法制备了镁铝类水滑石(Mg-Al-CO3LDH)、镁锌铝类水滑石(Mg-Zn-Al-CO3LDH)和锌铝类水滑石(Zn-Al-CO3LDH),并研究了它们在碳酸二苯酯(DPC)与1,4-丁二醇(1,4-BD)酯交换合成聚碳酸酯二醇(PCDL)反应中的催化活性。在常压反应阶段,以苯酚的产率表征催化剂的活性;在减压缩聚阶段,以产品的数均分子量Mn和羟基值来表征催化剂的活性。结果发现,Zn-Al LDH具有良好的催化活性。在优化反应条件下,获得了Mn和羟基值分别为1600和70.8mg KOH/g的PCDL。     

水滑石层间阴离子为还原剂原位负载贵金属纳米颗粒

研究了以水滑石为载体原位负载贵金属纳米颗粒(Pd、Ag、Ru、Au)的方法,通过共沉淀合成甲酸根水滑石,以层间甲酸根为还原剂原位还原贵金属前驱体制得高分散水滑石(LDH)负载纳米颗粒。本方法无需载体预处理,操作方便、适用性强,阴离子前驱体(Au)和阳离子前驱体(Pd、Ag、Ru)均可顺利得到纳米颗粒。所得水滑石负载纳米颗粒系一种潜在的纳米催化剂,作为示例,Pd/LDH在Suzuki偶联反应中显示出较高催化活性。     

水滑石层间阴离子为还原剂原位负载贵金属纳米颗粒（英文）

研究了以水滑石为载体原位负载贵金属纳米颗粒(Pd、Ag、Ru、Au)的方法,通过共沉淀合成甲酸根水滑石,以层间甲酸根为还原剂原位还原贵金属前驱体制得高分散水滑石(LDH)负载纳米颗粒。本方法无需载体预处理,操作方便、适用性强,阴离子前驱体(Au)和阳离子前驱体(Pd、Ag、Ru)均可顺利得到纳米颗粒。所得水滑石负载纳米颗粒系一种潜在的纳米催化剂,作为示例,Pd/LDH在Suzuki偶联反应中显示出较高催化活性。     

不同载体稳定的纳米金催化剂室温催化氧化甲醛研究（英文）

甲醛是一种常见的室内空气污染物,人们针对其消除已经做了大量的研究工作.催化氧化法是脱除挥发性有机物的一种重要方法,能在较低温度下通过催化剂作用将甲醛完全氧化为无毒的CO_2和H_2O.所用催化剂主要为负载型贵金属催化剂和非贵金属催化剂,但只有担载贵金属Pt或Pd的催化剂可在室温下将甲醛完全氧化,而非贵金属一般则需要较高的温度.Au催化剂是近年来催化领域的一个研究热点,但是关于纳米Au催化剂室温消除甲醛的研究较少.本课题组前期研究发现,以可还原性氧化物(CeO_2,Fe O_x)为载体负载的Au催化剂具有优异的室温氧化甲醛活性;并且突破以可还原性载体负载金的传统思路,首次发现"惰性载体"γ-Al_2O_3,负载的金催化剂在室温、有水条件下具有优异的甲醛氧化活性.本文对比了还原性氧化物(CeO_2,Fe O_x)和非还原性氧化物(Al_2O_3,SiO_2和HSZM-5)载体负载金催化剂,研究了载体氧化还原性质对负载金催化剂在高空速(600000 ml/(g·s))条件下室温催化氧化甲醛的活性和稳定性影响.结果表明,在室温、高空速且相对湿度为50%的条件下,Au/Al_2O_3催化剂的初活性最高,且较为稳定.Au/SiO_2和Au/HZSM-5催化剂的初活性虽然较高,但很快失活.而还原性氧化物载体(CeO_2,FeO_x)负载的金催化剂初活性较低,但是稳定性较好.通过电镜对负载金催化剂表面Au粒子大小的表征,并将粒子尺寸与负载金催化剂室温氧化甲醛初活性相关联,它与催化氧化甲醛反应速率成线性关系.Au粒子尺寸较小的催化剂(Au/Al_2O_3和Au/SiO_2),在高空速条件下具有更高的氧化甲醛活性,而Au粒子尺寸较大的Au/Fe O_x催化剂活性较差.载体的氧化还原性质虽然不直接影响Au催化剂初活性,但直接影响催化剂稳定性.由于Au与SiO_2或HZSM-5载体的相互作用较弱,导致反应过程中Au粒子聚集长大,使其失活较快;而Au/Al_2O_3催化剂表面则富含羟基物种,能够与Au形成配体或产生锚定作用,因此反应过程中金粒子没有明显长大.而表面中间物种的沉积并覆盖活性位是负载金催化剂缓慢失活的主要原因.     

不同载体稳定的纳米金催化剂室温催化氧化甲醛研究

甲醛是一种常见的室内空气污染物,人们针对其消除已经做了大量的研究工作.催化氧化法是脱除挥发性有机物的一种重要方法,能在较低温度下通过催化剂作用将甲醛完全氧化为无毒的CO2和H2O.所用催化剂主要为负载型贵金属催
　　化剂和非贵金属催化剂,但只有担载贵金属Pt或Pd的催化剂可在室温下将甲醛完全氧化,而非贵金属一般则需要较高的温度. Au催化剂是近年来催化领域的一个研究热点,但是关于纳米Au催化剂室温消除甲醛的研究较少.本课题组前期研究发现,以可还原性氧化物(CeO2, FeOx)为载体负载的Au催化剂具有优异的室温氧化甲醛活性;并且突破以可还原性载体负载金的传统思路,首次发现“惰性载体”γ-Al2O3,负载的金催化剂在室温、有水条件下具有优异的甲醛氧化活性.本文对比了还原性氧化物(CeO2, FeOx)和非还原性氧化物(Al2O3, SiO2和HSZM-5)载体负载金催化剂,研究了载体氧化还原性质对负载金催化剂在高空速(600000 ml/(g·s))条件下室温催化氧化甲醛的活性和稳定性影响.结果表明,在室温、高空速且相对湿度为50%的条件下, Au/Al2O3催化剂的初活性最高,且较为稳定. Au/SiO2和Au/HZSM-5催化剂的初活性虽然较高,但很快失活.而还原性氧化物载体(CeO2, FeOx)负载的金催化剂初活性较低,但是稳定性较好.通过电镜对负载金催化剂表面Au粒子大小的表征,并将粒子尺寸与负载金催化剂室温氧化甲醛初活性相关联,它与催化氧化甲醛反应速率成线性关系. Au粒子尺寸较小的催化剂(Au/Al2O3和Au/SiO2),在高空速条件下具有更高的氧化甲醛活性,而Au粒子尺寸较大的Au/FeOx催化剂活性较差.载体的氧化还原性质虽然不直接影响Au催化剂初活性,但直接影响催化剂稳定性.由于Au与SiO2或HZSM-5载体的相互作用较弱,导致反应过程中Au粒子聚集长大,使其失活较快;而Au/Al2O3催化剂表面则富含羟基物种,能够与Au形成配体或产生锚定作用,因此反应过程中金粒子没有明显长大.而表面中间物种的沉积并覆盖活性位是负载金催化剂缓慢失活的主要原因.     

Au/TiO2催化剂制备条件对巴豆醛选择加氢的影响

采用沉积-沉淀法制备了纳米Au/TiO2催化剂, 以X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对催化剂进行了系统的表征, 并考察了该催化剂在巴豆醛液相加氢制巴豆醇反应中的催化性能. 通过改变活化气氛、负载量和还原温度, 能够调节Au粒子的尺寸及金属与载体间的相互作用. 在673 K还原条件下制备Au质量分数为9.2%的Au/TiO2 催化剂上, Au粒子的平均粒径为2 nm, 初始加氢速率达到13.7×10-5 mol·s-1·g-1, 同时巴豆醇最高收率可达69.9%. 结合表征结果, 该催化剂良好的巴豆醛选择加氢性能归属为载体TiO2在还原条件下产生的氧缺陷位对Au纳米粒子的锚定作用及给电子作用.     

磺化Salen金属配合物插层水滑石选择性催化氧化甘油制备二羟基丙酮的研究

制备了一系列含不同金属离子的磺化Salen金属配合物插层水滑石催化剂用于甘油催化氧化制备二羟基丙酮(DHA)。利用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)及电感耦合等离子发射光谱(ICP)分析手段对催化剂进行了表征。结果表明,磺化Salen配体插入镁铝水滑石(LDH)层板间,金属离子与磺化Salen配体配合,制备出磺化Salen金属配合物插层的水滑石非均相催化剂。反应结果表明,含Cr³⁺及含Cu²⁺催化剂有利于H₂O₂活化,催化活性较高,含Cu²⁺催化剂利于甘油脱氢,DHA选择性较高。含Cu²⁺催化剂用于甘油催化氧化反应时,在pH值为7、60 ℃条件下反应4 h,甘油转化率为40.3%,DHA选择性达到52.9%。     

沉淀剂对AU/ZnO催化剂CO氧化性能及催化剂结构的影响

在25 C和进料中含水条件下,考察了由Na2CO3,(NH4)2CO3,NaOH和NH4OH等4种沉淀剂制备的Au/ZnO催化剂上CO氧化活性和稳定性.结果表明,沉淀剂影响Au/ZnO催化剂的前体组成、金粒子和ZnO粒子大小、比表面积及CO氧化性能.由NH4OH制备的Au/ZnO催化剂活性和稳定性较差,CO转化率只有15%;由其它3种沉淀剂制备的Au/ZnO催化剂的CO氧化活性和稳定性明显改善,可至少连续反应1 100 h,且保持CO完全氧化,其中Na2CO3是最佳沉淀剂.在反应过程中反应气氛可引起金粒子的聚集及在催化剂表面生成新的碱式碳酸锌物相.催化剂的稳定性与金粒子长大速度和碳酸根累积量有关.     

通过CeO_x修饰提高金纳米颗粒在CO氧化反应中的催化活性和耐久性（英文）

CO催化氧化是一个重要的经典反应,与许多应用息息相关,包括痕量CO气体检测、汽车尾气净化和安全防护等,吸引了人们广泛的研究兴趣.负载型Au纳米颗粒在CO氧化等许多反应中有着与众不同的催化活性,具有广泛的应用前景,但依然存在着稳定性差、易团聚失活的问题.人们通过应用多孔载体隔离Au纳米颗粒,在Au纳米颗粒表面覆盖金属氧化物、二氧化硅或碳,以及对Au纳米粒子进行封装等方法解决这些问题.尤其是利用金属氧化物与Au纳米粒子间的强相互作用对其进行覆盖或封装,有效地提高了Au催化材料的稳定性.但以上策略操作流程复杂,不利于应用.本文发展了一种简单有效的方法,通过EDTA的络合作用引入CeO_x对Au纳米粒子进行修饰,得到的CeO_x@Au/SiO_2催化剂活性和耐久性明显提升.采用X射线衍射(XRD)和高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)证明了CeO_x成功地修饰在Au纳米颗粒上.且通过EDTA引入CeO_x所制备的CeO_x@Au/SiO_2催化剂结构明显不同于直接加入纳米CeO_2所得到的CeO_x-Au/SiO_2的结构.EDTA的络合作用能有效地连结Ce与Au物种,经焙烧消除EDTA后,加强了CeO_x与Au间相互作用,最终在Au纳米粒子表面形成丰富的CeO_x颗粒与原子级厚度的CeO_x层.进一步应用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和氢气程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)等手段研究了CeO_x修饰对Au纳米粒子的影响.XPS结果表明,CeO_x@Au/SiO_2催化剂带正电的Au~+和Au~(3+)的浓度明显高于一般的Au/SiO_2和直接加入CeO_2制备得到的CeO_x-Au/SiO_2催化剂.H_2-TPR同样表明,CeO_x修饰调变了Au纳米粒子的氧化还原性.这些均对其在CO催化氧化反应中的催化活性具有重要影响将CeO_x@Au/SiO_2催化剂用于CO催化氧化反应中,160℃时,CO转化率达98.8%,至180℃后实现了CO的完全转化.而一般的Au/SiO_2催化剂在160℃时CO转化率仅为4.0%,CO的完全转化则需340℃.直接加入纳米CeO_2所得到的CeO_x-Au/SiO_2催化剂,其催化活性略有提升,CO完全转化所需的温度为300℃.这充分证明了通过CeO_x修饰Au纳米粒子,能有效提升其催化活性.原位漫反射红外光谱(DRIFT)结果表明,CeO_x修饰促进了CO在Au表面的吸附,并能形成[Au(CO)_2]~(δ+)物种;同时还观察到大量的单齿CO_3~(2-)物种信号,反映了CeO_x@Au/SiO_2催化剂表面存在丰富的活性氧物种.通入O_2后,观察到了大量CO_3~(2-)物种信号和气相CO_2,印证了催化剂表面发生的CO催化氧化过程,也表明其具有非常高的催化活性.考察了CeO_x@Au/SiO_2催化剂的耐久性,发现经50hCO氧化反应,催化剂依然能有效保持活性.相比之下,Au/SiO_2催化剂经10 h反应后,开始明显失活.由此可见,CeO_x@Au/SiO_2催化剂具有相当高的耐久性.在600℃将催化剂焙烧3 h,发现Au/SiO_2催化剂中Au纳米粒子存在明显团聚现象,而CeO_x@Au/SiO_2催化剂的Au纳米粒子依然均匀分布在载体表面,且粒径未发生明显变化.     

Gold Nanoparticles Supported on a Layered Double Hydroxide as Efficient Catalysts for the One‐Pot Synthesis of Flavones

Flavones are a class of natural products with diverse biological activities and have frequently been synthesized by step‐by‐step procedures using stoichiometric amounts of reagents. Herein, a catalytic one‐pot procedure for the synthesis of flavone and its derivatives is developed. In the presence of gold nanoparticles supported on a Mg‐Al layered double hydroxide (Au/LDH), various kinds of flavones can be synthesized starting from 2′‐hydroxyacetophenones and benzaldehydes (or benzyl alcohols). The present one‐pot procedure consists of a sequence of several reactions, and Au/LDH can catalyze all these different types of reactions. The catalysis is shown to be truly heterogeneous, and Au/LDH can be readily recovered and reused.     

Pt@Au/Al2O3核壳纳米粒子的制备和表征及其在催化氧化甲苯中的应用

Customizing core-shell nanostructures is considered to be an efficient approach to improve the catalytic activity of metal nanoparticles. Various physiochemical and green methods have been developed for the synthesis of core-shell structures. In this study, a novel liquid-phase hydrogen reduction method was employed to form core-shell Pt@Au nanoparticles with intimate contact between the Pt and Au particles, without the use of any protective or structure-directing agents. The Pt@Au core-shell nanoparticles were prepared by depositing Au metal onto the Pt core; AuCl⁴⁻ was reduced to Au(0) by H₂ in the presence of Pt nanoparticles. The obtained Pt@Au core-shell structured nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), high-resolution TEM, fast Fourier transform, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and H₂-temperature programmed reduction (H₂-TPR) analyses. The EDX mapping results for the nanoparticles, as obtained from their scanning transmission electron microscopy images in the high-angle annular dark-field mode, revealed a Pt core with Au particles grown on its surface. Fourier transform measurements were carried out on the high-resolution structure to characterize the Pt@Au nanoparticles. The lattice plane at the center of the nanoparticles corresponded to Pt, while the edge of the particles corresponded to Au. With an increase in the Au content, the intensity of the peak corresponding to Pt in the FTIR spectrum decreased slowly, indicating that the Pt nanoparticles were surrounded by Au nanoparticles, and thus confirming the core-shell structure of the nanoparticles. The XRD results showed that the peak corresponding to Pt shifted gradually toward the Au peak with an increase in the Au content, indicating that the Au particles grew on the Pt seeds; this trend was consistent with the FTIR results. Hence, it can be stated that the Pt@Au core-shell structure was successfully prepared using the liquid-phase hydrogen reduction method. The catalytic activity of the nanoparticles for the oxidation of toluene was evaluated using a fixed-bed reactor under atmospheric pressure. The XPS and H₂-TPR results showed that the Pt₁@Au₁/Al₂O₃ catalyst had the best toluene oxidation activity owing to its lowest reduction temperature, lowest Au 4d & 4f and Pt 4d & 4f binding energies, and highest Au⁰/Au^δ+ and Pt⁰/Pt²⁺ proportions. The Pt₁@Au₂Al₂O₃ catalyst showed high stability under dry and humid conditions. The good catalytic performance and high selectivity of Pt@Au/Al₂O₃ for toluene oxidation could be attributed to the high concentration of adsorbed oxygen species, good low-temperature reducibility, and strong interaction.     

One-pot synthesis of Ag-Au bimetallic nanoparticles with Au shell and their high catalytic activity for aerobic glucose oxidation

PVP-protected Ag(core)/Au(shell) bimetallic nanoparticles of enough small size, i.e., 1.4nm in diameter were synthesized in one-vessel using simultaneous reduction of the corresponding ions with rapid injection of NaBH(4), and characterized by HR-TEM. The Ag(core)/Au(shell) bimetallic nanoparticles show a high and durable catalytic activity for the aerobic glucose oxidation, and the catalyst can be stably kept for more than 2months under ambient conditions. The highest activity (16,890mol-glucoseh(-1)mol-metal(-1)) was observed for the bimetallic nanoparticles with Ag/Au atomic ratio of 2/8, the TOF value of which is several times higher than that of Au nanoparticles with nearly the same particle size. The higher catalytic activity of the prepared bimetallic nanoparticles than the usual Au nanoparticles can be ascribed to: (1) the small average diameter, usually less than 2.0nm, and (2) the electronic charge transfer effect from adjacent Ag atoms and protecting PVP to Au active sites. In contrast, the Ag-Au alloy nanoparticles, synthesized by dropwise addition of NaBH(4) into the starting solution and having the large mean particle size, showed a low catalytic activity.     

镍掺杂对氧化铝纳米片负载金催化剂在CO氧化反应中的促进作用（英文）

负载型金催化剂在CO氧化反应中具有良好的低温活性,受到了研究者的广泛关注,其催化性能与载体的性质密切相关.氧化铝具有廉价易得、比表面积大和热稳定性好等优点.然而,作为一种非还原性载体,氧化铝提供活性氧物种的能力差,与还原性载体相比催化剂的CO氧化活性较低.理论计算和实验结果表明,在金催化剂中引入过渡金属镍能够有效促进氧分子在催化剂表面的吸附和活化,从而提升金催化剂活性.此外,过渡金属的存在能够提高金的分散度,增加活性位数目,防止在高温预处理过程中金颗粒的烧结,从而提高催化剂的活性和稳定性.基于上述考虑,本文在氧化铝纳米片合成过程中原位引入硝酸镍,以实现对氧化铝载体的改性,然后负载金并应用于CO氧化反应.结果表明,当载体中的Ni/Al摩尔比为0.05,金负载量为1wt%时,采用还原性气氛对催化剂进行预处理可以得到具有CO氧化性能优良的金催化剂, 20 oC下CO转化率即可达100%.预处理气氛能够显著影响催化活性,采用还原性气氛预处理后催化剂活性明显优于氧化性气氛预处理.采用X射线衍射(XRD)、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、氢气程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、氧气程序升温脱附(O2-TPD)、CO吸附原位红外光谱(CO-DRIFT)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等表征手段进一步研究了镍掺杂对Au/Al2O3催化剂上CO氧化反应的促进作用机制.XRD测试未观察到明显的金或镍衍射峰,表明金或镍物种均为高分散.HRTEM结果进一步证实,引入镍物种后金颗粒的粒径由3.6 nm减小为2.4 nm,表明镍掺杂有助于提高金的分散度.而XPS结果显示,镍掺杂催化剂中金与镍存在电子转移,而镍仍以Ni O为主.H2-TPR结果表明,镍掺杂的催化剂前驱体中的金物种更容易被还原.O2-TPD结果证实,镍掺杂催化剂能够引入更多的氧空位,促进氧分子的吸附和活化,从而促进CO氧化反应的进行.CO-DRIFT结果表明,相比于氧化性气氛,采用还原性气氛预处理后金物种的电子云密度增加, CO吸附增强.而对于镍掺杂的催化剂,金物种吸附CO分子的能力进一步提高,有利于CO氧化反应的进行.综上,镍掺杂能够有效提高催化剂中金的分散度,增强催化剂对CO的吸附,促进氧气分子的吸附和活化,从而提高了催化剂的CO氧化活性.     

等离激元共振光转热增强负载纳米金对丁二烯选择性加氢的催化性能

采用阳离子吸附法制备了氧化石墨烯负载纳米金(Au)催化剂(Au/GO), 通过调变Au的负载量(质量分数0.2%~2%), 实现了Au在10~21 nm粒径的可控制备. 室温下热红外测试显示0.2 W/cm²光照条件下, 随着金属负载量和粒径的增加, Au/GO光热温度可升高至110 ℃, 且光热转换效率高达88%. 研究发现, 以丁二烯的选择性催化加氢作为探针反应, 在0.2 W/cm²光照条件下, 丁二烯的转化率随Au负载量的增加先升高后降低, 丁烯选择性在90%以上; 当金负载量为0.5%(颗粒尺寸约15 nm), 光热转换温度为100 ℃时, 样品表现出较高的丁二烯转化率(99%)和丁烯选择性(90%), 且催化剂经过144 h稳定性测试无失活趋势. 与同等条件下的热催化反应相比, 光-热驱动的Au/GO的催化活性提高了5倍. 原位X射线光电子能谱测试分析表明, Au/GO催化性能的提升主要来源于等离子体光转热过程中激发纳米金表面产生了大量的Au ^δ+活性位点.     

A novel Pt/Au/C cathode catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells with simultaneous methanol tolerance and oxygen promotion

A novel Pt/Au/C catalyst was prepared by depositing the Pt and Au nanoparticles on the carbon support. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and electrochemically analyzed for activity towards oxygen-reduction reaction and methanol oxidation reaction. EDX and TEM results reveal that Pt nanoparticles supported on carbon supports were separated by Au nanoparticles. The electrochemical analysis indicate that the novel catalyst showed the enhanced methanol tolerance while maintaining a high catalytic activity for the oxygen-reduction reaction, which could be attributed to the less methanol adsorption on Pt/Au/C catalyst.     

Nanoelectrocatalyst Based on High‐Density Au/Pt Hybrid Nanoparticles Supported on a Silica Nanosphere

A high‐efficiency nanoelectrocatalyst based on high‐density Au/Pt hybrid nanoparticles supported on a silica nanosphere (Au‐Pt/SiO₂) has been prepared by a facile wet chemical method. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy are employed to characterize the obtained Au‐Pt/SiO₂. It was found that each hybrid nanosphere is composed of high‐density small Au/Pt hybrid nanoparticles with rough surfaces. These small Au/Pt hybrid nanoparticles interconnect and form a porous nanostructure, which provides highly accessible activity sites, as required for high electrocatalytic activity. We suggest that the particular morphology of the Au‐Pt/SiO₂ may be the reason for the high catalytic activity. Thus, this hybrid nanomaterial may find a potential application in fuel cells.     

Enhanced Peroxidase‐Like Properties of Graphene–Hemin‐Composite Decorated with Au Nanoflowers as Electrochemical Aptamer Biosensor for the Detection of K562 Leukemia Cancer Cells

Graphene composites with hemin and gold nanoparticles show a better performance for hydrogen peroxide decomposition compared to that of the three components alone or duplex/hybrid complexes. Our previous studies showed that the morphology of the Au nanoparticles may greatly influence the catalytic activity of graphene‐family peroxidase mimics. Recently, we found that Au nanoflowers could grow in situ and form on the surface of hemin/RGO (reduced graphene oxide). The prickly morphology of this Au nanoflower brought a higher catalytic ability with enhanced kinetic parameters than traditional Au nanoparticles that showed a smooth surface. Therefore, based on this discovery, a smart electrochemical aptamer biosensor for K562 leukemia cancer cells was further presented with good performance in selectivity and sensitivity attributed to the excellent mimetic peroxidase catalytic activity of this newly synthesized Au nanoflower decorated graphene–hemin composite (H‐RGO‐Au NFs).     

Self‐Assembly of Platinum Nanoparticle/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Multilayer Film on Au Substrate Electrode

A novel approach to assemble multilayer films of Pt nanoparticle/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNTs) composites on Au substrate has been developed for the purpose of improving the methanol oxidation efficiency by providing high catalytic surface area. MWNTs were firstly functionalized with 4‐mercaptobenzene and then assembled on an Au substrate electrode. Pt nanoparticles were fabricated and attached to the surface of the functionalized MWNTs subsequently. Thus a layer of Pt/MWNT composites were assembled on the Au substrate electrode. Repeating above process can assemble different layers of film of Pt/MWNTs composites on the Au electrode. Cyclic voltammetry shows that the Au electrode modified with two layers of film of Pt/MWNT composites exhibits high catalytic ability and long‐term stability for methanol oxidation. The layer‐by‐layer self‐assembly technique provides an efficient strategy to construct complex nanostructure for improving the methanol oxidation efficiency by providing high catalytic surface area.