A new type of multifunctional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) was synthesized by encapsulating gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) into the Cu-hemin MOFs, and first applied to an electrochemical sensor to detect catechol (CT) with the aid of electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) for signal amplification. First, ERGO was electrochemically deposited on a bare glass carbon electrode (GCE), followed by casting Cu-hemin MOFs on an ERGO-modified electrode, and then growing AuNPs in situ on Cu-hemin MOFs/ERGO/GCE by electrochemical deposition. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and current–time ([Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text] were utilized to characterize the electrochemical performance and surface characteristics of the as-prepared sensor. The results demonstrated that Cu-hemin MOFs have not only been a matrix to avoid the aggregation of AuNPs but also an ideal loading platform for the adsorption of CT due to its large surface area and porosity. In addition, the ERGO also has the advantage of fast electron transfer, which can make synergy with AuNPs@Cu-hemin MOFs nanocomposites to amplify the electrical signal. The AuNPs/Cu-hemin MOFs/ERGO/GCE exhibited an excellent electrocatalytic activity with increased electrochemical signals towards the oxidation of CT. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the sensor shows a wide linear relationship over the range of [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]M to [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]M with a detection limit of [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]M. Moreover, the sensor presented the good reproducibility and the excellent anti-interference performance. This work would broaden the application of MOFs material in constructing more novel electrochemical sensing platform.
Copper‐based materials derived from metal‐organic frameworks for electrochemical sensing of hydrazine
