Palladium nanoparticles decorated MXene for plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis

Hong Yuan, Subin Yu, Dohyub Jang, Minju Kim, Haeji Hong, Filipe Marques Mota, Dong Ha Kim

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Abstract

Two-dimensional MXene nanomaterials have found a wide application range in recent years. Here, Ti3C2 MXene nanosheets exhibiting inherent photothermal activity reveal synergistic plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic properties upon rational surface decoration with palladium nanoparticles (NPs). Pd incorporation induces a 1.7-fold increase in the number of defect sites on the MXene surface. Most importantly, the introduced Pd nanoparticles favour an effective separation and collection of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)-induced hot charge carriers generated at the surface of semi-metallic Ti3C2 NS, further facilitating the generation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The generated H2O2 is sequentially decomposed to hydroxyl radicals via the peroxidase (POD)-like activity of Pd NPs. The Pd@MXene shows approximately 2-fold enhancement of photocatalytic activity and excellent photostability under laser irradiation. Taken together, this study highlights the promise of constructing active and stable MXene-based nanohybrids for highly effective photo-responsive nanomedicine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)501-507
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume108
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Apr 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2020R 1A 2C 3003958), by Basic Science Research Program (Priority Research Institute) through the NRF of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education (2021R1A6A1A10039823), by Korea Basic Science Institute (National Research Facilities and Equipment Center) grant funded by the Ministry of Education (2020R 1A 6C 101B194) and by Creative Materials Discovery Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Ministry of Science and ICT (2018M 3D 1A 1058536).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

Keywords

  • MXene nanosheets
  • Nanozyme
  • Pd nanoparticles
  • Peroxidase-like activity

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