Nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots prepared with microcrystalline cellulose display excellent sensitivity to Fe3+via dynamic quenching in an acidic environment.
HIGHLIGHTS• Single-atom Co-MoS 2 (SA Co-MoS 2 ) is prepared successfully to serve as a proof-of-concept nanozyme model, which exhibits peroxidase-like performance comparable to that of natural enzymes.• The different mechanisms between the single-atom metal center and the support are investigated experimentally and theoretically.ABSTRACT The single-atom nanozyme is a new concept and has tremendous prospects to become a next-generation nanozyme. However, few studies have been carried out to elucidate the intrinsic mechanisms for both the single atoms and the supports in single-atom nanozymes. Herein, the heterogeneous single-atom Co-MoS 2 (SA Co-MoS 2 ) is demonstrated to have excellent potential as a high-performance peroxidase mimic. Because of the well-defined structure of SA Co-MoS 2 , its peroxidase-like mechanism is extensively interpreted through experimental and theoretical studies. Due to the different adsorption energies of substrates on different parts of SA Co-MoS 2 in the peroxidase-like reaction, SA Co favors electron transfer mechanisms, while MoS 2 relies on Fenton-like reactions. The different catalytic pathways provide an intrinsic understanding of the remarkable performance of SA Co-MoS 2 . The present study not only develops a new kind of single-atom catalyst (SAC) as an elegant platform for understanding the enzyme-like activities of heterogeneous nanomaterials but also facilitates the novel application of SACs in biocatalysis.
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