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Sariga, Varghese A. The Renaissance of Ferrocene-Based Electrocatalysts: Properties, Synthesis Strategies, and Applications. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:32. [PMID: 37910233 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00441-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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The fascinating electrochemical properties of the redox-active compound ferrocene have inspired researchers across the globe to develop ferrocene-based electrocatalysts for a wide variety of applications. Advantages including excellent chemical and thermal stability, solubility in organic solvents, a pair of stable redox states, rapid electron transfer, and nontoxic nature improve its utility in various electrochemical applications. The use of ferrocene-based electrocatalysts enables control over the intrinsic properties and electroactive sites at the surface of the electrode to achieve specific electrochemical activities. Ferrocene and its derivatives can function as a potential redox medium that promotes electron transfer rates, thereby enhancing the reaction kinetics and electrochemical responses of the device. The outstanding electrocatalytic activity of ferrocene-based compounds at lower operating potentials enhances the specificity and sensitivity of reactions and also amplifies the response signals. Owing to their versatile redox chemistry and catalytic activities, ferrocene-based electrocatalysts are widely employed in various energy-related systems, molecular machines, and agricultural, biological, medicinal, and sensing applications. This review highlights the importance of ferrocene-based electrocatalysts, with emphasis on their properties, synthesis strategies for obtaining different ferrocene-based compounds, and their electrochemical applications.
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- Sariga
- CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India
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- CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India.
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Baachaoui S, Mabrouk W, Charradi K, Slimi B, Ramadan AM, Elsamra RMI, Alhussein A, Keshk SMAS, Raouafi N. Laser-induced porous graphene electrodes from polyketimine membranes for paracetamol sensing. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2023; 10:230294. [PMID: 37538749 PMCID: PMC10394415 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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The development of cost-effective materials for fabricating electrodes is crucial for drug, pharmaceutical and environmental applications. This paper presents the synthesis and characterization of a novel polyketimine (PKI) membrane obtained by condensing partially of different weight percentages of oxidized polyvinyl alcohol and aminated polyether sulfone. Using the PKI membrane as a scaffold, we introduced laser-induced graphene electrodes (LIGEs) for the efficient electrochemical sensing of paracetamol (PCM), which serves as a model drug. Electrochemical measurements were conducted to assess the physico-chemical properties, including laser-induced porous graphene features, such as the heterogeneous electron transfer (HET) rate and electrochemically active surface area (ECSA). The obtained results demonstrate that the LIGEs exhibit excellent performance in PCM sensing, showing a linear detection range of 50-600 µM with a detection limit (LOD) as low as 14.3 µM and a good selectivity toward uric acid. Furthermore, the functionalization of the electrode surface with AuNPs improved the electrode physico-chemical properties (HET and ECSA) and lowered the detection limit down to 1.1 µM. Consequently, these affordable electrodes hold great potential for analysing other drugs and detecting heavy metal cations in various applications.
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- Sabrine Baachaoui
- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Tunis El Manar, Campus universitaire de Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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- Laboratory Water, Membranes and Biotechnology of the Environment, Water Research and Technologies Center, Technopark Borj Cedria, Soliman 8020, Tunisia
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- Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energy Laboratory, Research and Technology Center of Energy, Technopark Borj Cedria, Soliman 8020, Tunisia
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- Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energy Laboratory, Research and Technology Center of Energy, Technopark Borj Cedria, Soliman 8020, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Alexandria University, PO Box 426, Alexandria 21321, Egypt
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Alexandria University, PO Box 426, Alexandria 21321, Egypt
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- Technological Pole of South Champagne, University of Technology of Troyes, Lavoisier Rd., Nogent 52800, France
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- Become: Technology, Science, AI & Automation Lab, 63 rue de Tolbiac, Paris 75013, France
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Tunis El Manar, Campus universitaire de Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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Keene ST, Gueskine V, Berggren M, Malliaras GG, Tybrandt K, Zozoulenko I. Exploiting mixed conducting polymers in organic and bioelectronic devices. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:19144-19163. [PMID: 35942679 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02595g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Efficient transport of both ionic and electronic charges in conjugated polymers (CPs) has enabled a wide range of novel electrochemical devices spanning applications from energy storage to bioelectronic devices. In this Perspective, we provide an overview of the fundamental physical processes which underlie the operation of mixed conducting polymer (MCP) devices. While charge injection and transport have been studied extensively in both ionic and electronic conductors, translating these principles to mixed conducting systems proves challenging due to the complex relationships among the individual materials properties. We break down the process of electrochemical (de)doping, the basic feature exploited in mixed conducting devices, into its key steps, highlighting recent advances in the study of these physical processes in the context of MCPs. Furthermore, we identify remaining challenges in further extending fundamental understanding of MCP-based device operation. Ultimately, a deeper understanding of the elementary processes governing operation in MCPs will drive the advancement in both materials design and device performance.
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- Scott T Keene
- Electrical Engineering Division, Department of Engineering, Cambridge University, 9 JJ Thompson Ave., CB3 0FA Cambridge, UK
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, SE-601 74, Norrköping, Sweden. .,Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Linköping University, SE-601 74, Norrköping, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, SE-601 74, Norrköping, Sweden. .,Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Linköping University, SE-601 74, Norrköping, Sweden
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- Electrical Engineering Division, Department of Engineering, Cambridge University, 9 JJ Thompson Ave., CB3 0FA Cambridge, UK
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, SE-601 74, Norrköping, Sweden. .,Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Linköping University, SE-601 74, Norrköping, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, SE-601 74, Norrköping, Sweden. .,Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Linköping University, SE-601 74, Norrköping, Sweden
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Lenne Q, Retout M, Gosselin B, Bruylants G, Jabin I, Hamon J, Lagrost C, Leroux YR. Highly stable silver nanohybrid electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3334-3337. [PMID: 35188169 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00637e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were deliberately functionalized via aryl diazonium chemistry with a monolayer of calix[4]arenes. The resulting nanohybrids show high efficiency and high selectivity toward the ORR in alkaline media along with an exceptional durability and a high methanol tolerance.
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- Quentin Lenne
- Univ. Rennes, CNRS, ISCR - UMR 6226, 35000 Rennes, France.
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- EMNS, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP165/64, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- EMNS, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP165/64, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- EMNS, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP165/64, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- LCO, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP 160/06, avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Univ. Rennes, CNRS, ISCR - UMR 6226, 35000 Rennes, France.
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Barium 5-(tert-butyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate. MOLBANK 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/m1336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Catechols and their derivatives attract great scientific interest due to the broad spectrum of their functional properties, including complexation, redox behavior, association ability and antioxidant activity. Because of the low molecular mass and two-electron redox process, they are considered to be a promising energy storage compound in different types of electrochemical power sources, such as metal-ion batteries or redox flow batteries. Herein, we report a preparation of the sterically hindered sulfonated catechol, namely the barium salt of 5-(tert-butyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, by the direct sulfonation of 4-tert-butylcatechol, by concentrated sulfuric acid. The proposed procedure is green and atom-economic, providing the desired product in high yield after simple purification. The solvent-free procedure is inexpensive and highly scalable, which enables direct industrial production of the title product. The resulting product was characterized by the 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and ESI-high resolution mass spectrometry (ESI-HRMS).
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Barman K, Wang X, Jia R, Mirkin MV. Mediated Charge Transfer at Nanoelectrodes: A New Approach to Electrochemical Reactivity Mapping and Nanosensing. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:8547-8551. [PMID: 34061516 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) is a powerful tool for mapping surface reactivity. Electrochemical mapping of electrocatalytic processes at the nanoscale is, however, challenging because the surface of a nanoelectrode tip is easily fouled by impurities and/or deactivated by products and intermediates of innersphere surface reactions. To overcome this difficulty, we introduce new types of SECM nanotips based on bimolecular electron transfer between the dissolved electroactive species and a redox mediator attached to the surface of a carbon nanoelectrode. A tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium complex, Ru(bpy)3, that undergoes reversible oxidation/reduction reactions at both positive and negative potentials was used to prepare the SECM nanoprobes for mapping a wide range of electrocatalytic processes through oxidation of H2, reduction of O2, and both oxidation and reduction of H2O2 at the tip. In addition to high-resolution reactivity mapping and localized kinetic measurements, chemically modified nanoelectrodes can serve as nanosensors for a number of important analytes such as reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and neurotransmitters.
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- Koushik Barman
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College-CUNY, Flushing, New York 11367, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College-CUNY, Flushing, New York 11367, United States.,The Graduate Center of CUNY, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College-CUNY, Flushing, New York 11367, United States.,The Graduate Center of CUNY, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College-CUNY, Flushing, New York 11367, United States.,The Graduate Center of CUNY, New York, New York 10016, United States
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Berg KE, Leroux YR, Hapiot P, Henry CS. SECM Investigation of Carbon Composite Thermoplastic Electrodes. Anal Chem 2021; 93:1304-1309. [PMID: 33373524 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Thermoplastic electrodes (TPEs) are carbon composite electrodes consisting of graphite and thermoplastic polymer binder. TPE production is a solvent-based method, which makes it easy to fabricate and pattern into complex geometries, contrary to classical carbon composite electrodes. Depending on the composition (carbon type, binder, and composition ratio), TPEs can give excellent electrochemical performance and high conductivity. However, these TPEs are relatively new electrode materials, and thorough electrochemical characterization is still missing to understand and predict why large differences between TPEs exist. We used scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) as a screening tool to characterize TPEs. SECM data treatment based on scanning probe microscopy imaging allows a fast and easy comparison of the numerous images, as well as the optimization of the preparation. Experiments suggest that TPEs behave as a network of interacting microelectrodes made by electrochemically active islands isolated between less active areas. Higher carbon content in TPEs is not always indicative of more uniform electrodes with better electrochemical performances. Using various SECM redox probes, it is possible to select a specific graphite or polymer type for the analyte of interest. For example, TPEs made with COC:3569 are the best compromise for general detection, whereas PMMA:11 μm is better suited for catechol-like polyphenol analysis.
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- Kathleen E Berg
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1872 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1872 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States.,Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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Aceta Y, Hapiot P, Leroux YR. Investigation of Protective Properties of Organic Layers toward Reactive Oxygen Species. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:16210-16216. [PMID: 31697088 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The antioxidant protective properties of polyaromatic organic layers were evaluated toward reactive oxygen species (ROS) using scanning electrochemical microscopy in a foot-printing strategy. The layers were prepared by electrografting of aryldiazonium salts. Where p-(methyl)phenyl films show only weak protective properties toward ROS, p-(ethynyl)phenyl films evidence efficient protection of the covered surfaces. Applied potentials and electrolytes used during oxygen reduction reaction are critical parameters to control, prevent, or reduce the influence of ROS production and hence enhance the device lifetime.
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- Yara Aceta
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 , F-35000 Rennes , France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 , F-35000 Rennes , France
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Rodríguez González MC, Rivera LM, Pastor E, Hernández Creus A, García G. A facile method for the fabrication of hierarchical nanosized metal catalysts. J Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Enhanced electrochemical sensitivity towards acetaminophen determination using electroactive self-assembled ferrocene derivative polymer nanospheres with multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Aceta Y, Bergamini JF, Lagrost C, Hapiot P, Leroux YR. Molecular Sieving and Current Rectification Properties of Thin Organic Films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:2410-2419. [PMID: 29368927 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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For the purpose of preparing well-organized functional surfaces, carbon and gold substrates were modified using electroreduction of a tetrahedral-shape preorganized tetra-aryldiazonium salt, leading to the deposition of ultrathin organic films. Characterization of the modified surfaces has been performed using cyclic voltammetry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, infrared absorption spectroscopy, ellipsometry, atomic force microscopy, and contact angle measurements. The specific design of the tetra-aryldiazonium salts leads to an intrinsic structuring of the resulting organic films, allowing molecular sieving and current rectification properties toward redox probes in solution.
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- Yara Aceta
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 , F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 , F-35000 Rennes, France
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González MCR, Carro P, Hernández Creus A. Morphological Changes in Electrografted Aryl-Based Thin Films Induced by using Diazonium Salts or Aryl Iodides. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201701237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Miriam C. Rodríguez González
- Área de Química Física, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna; Instituto de Materiales y Nanotecnología; 38200-La Laguna Tenerife Spain
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- Área de Química Física, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna; Instituto de Materiales y Nanotecnología; 38200-La Laguna Tenerife Spain
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- Área de Química Física, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna; Instituto de Materiales y Nanotecnología; 38200-La Laguna Tenerife Spain
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Tan SY, Unwin PR, Macpherson JV, Zhang J, Bond AM. Probing Electrode Heterogeneity Using Fourier-Transformed Alternating Current Voltammetry: Application to a Dual-Electrode Configuration. Anal Chem 2017; 89:2830-2837. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sze-yin Tan
- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Mousavi MF, Hashemi M, Rahmanifar MS, Noori A. Synergistic effect between redox additive electrolyte and PANI-rGO nanocomposite electrode for high energy and high power supercapacitor. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Polcari D, Dauphin-Ducharme P, Mauzeroll J. Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy: A Comprehensive Review of Experimental Parameters from 1989 to 2015. Chem Rev 2016; 116:13234-13278. [PMID: 27736057 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- David Polcari
- Department
of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec Canada, H3A 0B8
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- Department
of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec Canada, H3A 0B8
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- Department
of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec Canada, H3A 0B8
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Unwin PR, Güell AG, Zhang G. Nanoscale Electrochemistry of sp(2) Carbon Materials: From Graphite and Graphene to Carbon Nanotubes. Acc Chem Res 2016; 49:2041-8. [PMID: 27501067 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Carbon materials have a long history of use as electrodes in electrochemistry, from (bio)electroanalysis to applications in energy technologies, such as batteries and fuel cells. With the advent of new forms of nanocarbon, particularly, carbon nanotubes and graphene, carbon electrode materials have taken on even greater significance for electrochemical studies, both in their own right and as components and supports in an array of functional composites. With the increasing prominence of carbon nanomaterials in electrochemistry comes a need to critically evaluate the experimental framework from which a microscopic understanding of electrochemical processes is best developed. This Account advocates the use of emerging electrochemical imaging techniques and confined electrochemical cell formats that have considerable potential to reveal major new perspectives on the intrinsic electrochemical activity of carbon materials, with unprecedented detail and spatial resolution. These techniques allow particular features on a surface to be targeted and models of structure-activity to be developed and tested on a wide range of length scales and time scales. When high resolution electrochemical imaging data are combined with information from other microscopy and spectroscopy techniques applied to the same area of an electrode surface, in a correlative-electrochemical microscopy approach, highly resolved and unambiguous pictures of electrode activity are revealed that provide new views of the electrochemical properties of carbon materials. With a focus on major sp(2) carbon materials, graphite, graphene, and single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), this Account summarizes recent advances that have changed understanding of interfacial electrochemistry at carbon electrodes including: (i) Unequivocal evidence for the high activity of the basal surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), which is at least as active as noble metal electrodes (e.g., platinum) for outer-sphere redox processes. (ii) Demonstration of the high activity of basal plane HOPG toward other reactions, with no requirement for catalysis by step edges or defects, as exemplified by studies of proton-coupled electron transfer, redox transformations of adsorbed molecules, surface functionalization via diazonium electrochemistry, and metal electrodeposition. (iii) Rationalization of the complex interplay of different factors that determine electrochemistry at graphene, including the source (mechanical exfoliation from graphite vs chemical vapor deposition), number of graphene layers, edges, electronic structure, redox couple, and electrode history effects. (iv) New methodologies that allow nanoscale electrochemistry of 1D materials (SWNTs) to be related to their electronic characteristics (metallic vs semiconductor SWNTs), size, and quality, with high resolution imaging revealing the high activity of SWNT sidewalls and the importance of defects for some electrocatalytic reactions (e.g., the oxygen reduction reaction). The experimental approaches highlighted for carbon electrodes are generally applicable to other electrode materials and set a new framework and course for the study of electrochemical and interfacial processes.
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- Patrick R. Unwin
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- School
of Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Lagrost C, Leroux Y, Hapiot P. Localized Electrochemistry for Studying Functional Carbon Surfaces. ELECTROANAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201600203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Corinne Lagrost
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS; Université de Rennes 1, UMR 6226 (Equipe MaCSE); Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes Cedex France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS; Université de Rennes 1, UMR 6226 (Equipe MaCSE); Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes Cedex France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS; Université de Rennes 1, UMR 6226 (Equipe MaCSE); Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes Cedex France
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Cuharuc AS, Zhang G, Unwin PR. Electrochemistry of ferrocene derivatives on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG): quantification and impacts of surface adsorption. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:4966-77. [PMID: 26812483 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp06325f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cyclic voltammetry of three ferrocene derivatives - (ferrocenylmethyl)trimethylammonium (FcTMA(+)), ferrocenecarboxylic acid (FcCOOH), and ferrocenemethanol (FcCH2OH) - in aqueous solutions shows that the reduced form of the first two redox species weakly adsorbs onto freshly cleaved surfaces of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), with the fractional surface coverage being in excess of 10% of a monolayer at a bulk concentration level of 0.25 mM for both compounds. FcCH2OH was found to exhibit greater and stronger adsorption (up to a monolayer) for the same bulk concentration. The adsorption of FcTMA(+) on freshly cleaved surfaces of high quality (low step edge density) and low quality (high step edge density) HOPG is the same within experimental error, suggesting that the amount of step edges has no influence on the adsorption process. The amount of adsorption of FcTMA(+) is the same (within error) for low quality HOPG, irrespective of whether the surface is freshly cleaved or left in air for up to 12 hours, while - with aging - high quality HOPG adsorbs notably more FcTMA(+). The formation of an airborne contaminating film is proposed to be responsible for the enhanced entrapment of FcTMA(+) on aged high quality HOPG surfaces, while low quality surfaces appear less prone to the accumulation of such films. The impact of the adsorption of ferrocene derivatives on graphite for voltammetric studies is discussed. Adsorption is quantified by developing a theory and methodology to process cyclic voltammetry data from peak current measurements. The accuracy and applicability, as well as limits of the approach, are demonstrated for various adsorption isotherms.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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Cho K, Park S, Chang J, Han SH. Electrochemical modification of ITO with Di-(3-diaminorpropyl)-viologen and its electrocatalytic behavior of the oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline solution. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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González MCR, Carro P, Vázquez L, Creus AH. Mapping nanometric electronic property changes induced by an aryl diazonium sub-monolayer on HOPG. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:29218-29225. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05910d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The morphology as well as the electric and electronic properties of aryl diazonium, in particular 4-nitrobenzene-diazonium (NBD), films on HOPG surfaces have been studied at the nanoscale level.
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- M. C. R. González
- Área de Química Física
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de La Laguna
- Instituto de Materiales y Nanotecnología
- La Laguna
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- Área de Química Física
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de La Laguna
- Instituto de Materiales y Nanotecnología
- La Laguna
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC)
- Madrid
- Spain
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- Área de Química Física
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de La Laguna
- Instituto de Materiales y Nanotecnología
- La Laguna
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González MCR, Orive AG, Salvarezza RC, Creus AH. Electrodeposition of gold nanoparticles on aryl diazonium monolayer functionalized HOPG surfaces. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 18:1953-60. [PMID: 26685776 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp06415e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gold nanoparticle electrodeposition on a modified HOPG surface with a monolayer organic film based on aryl diazonium chemistry has been studied. This organic monolayer is electrochemically grown with the use of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), a radical scavenger. The electrodeposition of gold on this modified surface is highly favored resulting in an AuNP surface density comparable to that found on glassy carbon. AuNPs grow only in the areas covered by the organic monolayer leaving free clean HOPG zones. A progressive mechanism for the nucleation and growth is followed giving hemispherical AuNPs, homogeneously distributed on the surface and their sizes can be well controlled by the applied electrodeposition potential. By using AFM, C-AFM and electrochemical measurements with the aid of two redox probes, namely Fe(CN)6(4-)/Fe(CN)6(3-) and dopamine, relevant results about the electrochemical modified surface as well as the gold nanoparticles electrodeposited on them are obtained.
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- M C R González
- Área de Química Física, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna, Instituto de Materiales y Nanotecnología, Avda. Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38071-La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
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Polydopamine microparticles as redox mediators for catalytic reduction of methylene blue and rhodamine B. CATAL COMMUN 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2015.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Stratmann L, Clausmeyer J, Schuhmann W. Non-destructive Patterning of Carbon Electrodes by Using the Direct Mode of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. Chemphyschem 2015; 16:3477-82. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Lutz Stratmann
- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES); Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Germany), Fax
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES); Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Germany), Fax
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES); Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Germany), Fax
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Güell AG, Cuharuc AS, Kim YR, Zhang G, Tan SY, Ebejer N, Unwin PR. Redox-dependent spatially resolved electrochemistry at graphene and graphite step edges. ACS NANO 2015; 9:3558-71. [PMID: 25758160 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b00550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The electrochemical (EC) behavior of mechanically exfoliated graphene and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) is studied at high spatial resolution in aqueous solutions using Ru(NH3)6(3+/2+) as a redox probe whose standard potential sits close to the intrinsic Fermi level of graphene and graphite. When scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) data are coupled with that from complementary techniques (AFM, micro-Raman) applied to the same sample area, different time-dependent EC activity between the basal planes and step edges is revealed. In contrast, other redox couples (ferrocene derivatives) whose potential is further removed from the intrinsic Fermi level of graphene and graphite show uniform and high activity (close to diffusion-control). Macroscopic voltammetric measurements in different environments reveal that the time-dependent behavior after HOPG cleavage, peculiar to Ru(NH3)6(3+/2+), is not associated particularly with any surface contaminants but is reasonably attributed to the spontaneous delamination of the HOPG with time to create partially coupled graphene layers, further supported by conductive AFM measurements. This process has a major impact on the density of states of graphene and graphite edges, particularly at the intrinsic Fermi level to which Ru(NH3)6(3+/2+) is most sensitive. Through the use of an improved voltammetric mode of SECCM, we produce movies of potential-resolved and spatially resolved HOPG activity, revealing how enhanced activity at step edges is a subtle effect for Ru(NH3)6(3+/2+). These latter studies allow us to propose a microscopic model to interpret the EC response of graphene (basal plane and edges) and aged HOPG considering the nontrivial electronic band structure.
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- Aleix G Güell
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Lai SCS, Lazenby RA, Kirkman PM, Unwin PR. Nucleation, aggregative growth and detachment of metal nanoparticles during electrodeposition at electrode surfaces. Chem Sci 2015; 6:1126-1138. [PMID: 29560200 PMCID: PMC5811076 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02792b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The nucleation and growth of metal nanoparticles (NPs) on surfaces is of considerable interest with regard to creating functional interfaces with myriad applications. Yet, key features of these processes remain elusive and are undergoing revision. Here, the mechanism of the electrodeposition of silver on basal plane highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) is investigated as a model system at a wide range of length scales, spanning electrochemical measurements from the macroscale to the nanoscale using scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM), a pipette-based approach. The macroscale measurements show that the nucleation process cannot be modelled as either truly instantaneous or progressive, and that step edge sites of HOPG do not play a dominant role in nucleation events compared to the HOPG basal plane, as has been widely proposed. Moreover, nucleation numbers extracted from electrochemical analysis do not match those determined by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The high time and spatial resolution of the nanoscale pipette set-up reveals individual nucleation and growth events at the graphite basal surface that are resolved and analysed in detail. Based on these results, corroborated with complementary microscopy measurements, we propose that a nucleation-aggregative growth-detachment mechanism is an important feature of the electrodeposition of silver NPs on HOPG. These findings have major implications for NP electrodeposition and for understanding electrochemical processes at graphitic materials generally.
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- Stanley C S Lai
- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , PO Box 217 , 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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Zhang G, Cuharuc AS, Güell AG, Unwin PR. Electrochemistry at highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG): lower limit for the kinetics of outer-sphere redox processes and general implications for electron transfer models. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:11827-38. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00383k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electron transfer kinetics for outer-sphere redox couples is fast on the basal surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG).
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- Guohui Zhang
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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Rapino S, Treossi E, Palermo V, Marcaccio M, Paolucci F, Zerbetto F. Playing peekaboo with graphene oxide: a scanning electrochemical microscopy investigation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:13117-20. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc06368f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang G, Kirkman PM, Patel AN, Cuharuc AS, McKelvey K, Unwin PR. Molecular Functionalization of Graphite Surfaces: Basal Plane versus Step Edge Electrochemical Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:11444-51. [DOI: 10.1021/ja505266d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Guohui Zhang
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Lhenry S, Leroux YR, Orain C, Conan F, Cosquer N, Le Poul N, Reinaud O, Le Mest Y, Hapiot P. Locally induced and self-induced "electroclick" onto a self-assembled monolayer: writing and reading with SECM under unbiased conditions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:4501-4508. [PMID: 24673288 DOI: 10.1021/la405005f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Localized "electroclick" was achieved on azido-terminated self-assembled monolayers using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) in feedback mode, in which the substrate is not electrically connected (unbiased conditions). The method allows both the local immobilization of diverse functional moieties and the monitoring of each modification step at a micrometer scale. Conditions of the "click" coupling reaction were optimized especially to avoid the deposit of metallic copper by the choice of a specific ligand to stabilize the Cu(I) species. The catalytic efficiency in localized "electroclick" reaction of Cu(II)TMPA (TMPA: tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine) as the "click" catalyst was compared with a derivative containing an alkyne group Cu(II)6eTMPA, the same molecule playing the role of the catalyst and the substrate. Evidences for surface self-catalysis propagation are demonstrated through SECM imaging showing a random 2D progression of the catalytic modification.
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- Sébastien Lhenry
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (Equipe MaCSE), CNRS, UMR 6226, Université de Rennes 1 , Campus de Beaulieu, Bat 10C, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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McCreery R, Bergren A, Morteza-Najarian A, Sayed SY, Yan H. Electron transport in all-carbon molecular electronic devices. Faraday Discuss 2014; 172:9-25. [DOI: 10.1039/c4fd00172a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Carbon has always been an important electrode material for electrochemical applications, and the relatively recent development of carbon nanotubes and graphene as electrodes has significantly increased interest in the field. Carbon solids, both sp2 and sp3 hybridized, are unique in their combination of electronic conductivity and the ability to form strong bonds to a variety of other elements and molecules. The Faraday Discussion included broad concepts and applications of carbon materials in electrochemistry, including analysis, energy storage, materials science, and solid-state electronics. This introductory paper describes some of the special properties of carbon materials useful in electrochemistry, with particular illustrations in the realm of molecular electronics. The strong bond between sp2 conducting carbon and aromatic organic molecules enables not only strong electronic interactions across the interface between the two materials, but also provides sufficient stability for practical applications. The last section of the paper discusses several factors which affect the electron transfer kinetics at highly ordered pyrolytic graphite, some of which are currently controversial. These issues bear on the general question of how the structure and electronic properties of the carbon electrode material control its utility in electrochemistry and electron transport, which are the core principles of electrochemistry using carbon electrodes.
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- Richard McCreery
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Alberta
- Canada
- National Institute for Nanotechnology
- Edmonton, Canada
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- National Institute for Nanotechnology
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Alberta
- Canada
- National Institute for Nanotechnology
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Alberta
- Canada
- National Institute for Nanotechnology
- Edmonton, Canada
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- National Institute for Nanotechnology
- Edmonton, Canada
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Güell AG, Meadows KE, Dudin PV, Ebejer N, Byers JC, Macpherson JV, Unwin PR. Selection, characterisation and mapping of complex electrochemical processes at individual single-walled carbon nanotubes: the case of serotonin oxidation. Faraday Discuss 2014; 172:439-55. [DOI: 10.1039/c4fd00054d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The electrochemical (EC) oxidation of the neurotransmitter, serotonin, at individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is investigated at high resolution using a novel platform that combines flow-aligned SWNTs with atomic force microscopy, Raman microscopy, electronic conductance measurements, individual SWNT electrochemistry and high-resolution scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM). SECCM has been used to visualise the EC activity along side-wall sections of metallic SWNTs to assess the extent to which side-walls promote the electrochemistry of this complex multi-step process. Uniform and high EC activity is observed that is consistent with significant reaction at the side-wall, rather than electrochemistry being driven by defects alone. By scanning forward and reverse (trace and retrace) over the same region of a SWNT, it is also possible to assess any blocking of EC activity by serotonin oxidation reaction products. At a physiologically relevant concentration (5 μM), there is no detectable blocking of SWNTs, which can be attributed, at least in part, to the high diffusion rate to an individual, isolated SWNT in the SECCM format. At higher serotonin concentration (2 mM), oligomer formation from oxidation products is much more significant and major blocking of the EC process is observed from line profiles recorded as the SECCM meniscus moves over an SWNT. The SECCM line profile morphology is shown to be highly diagnostic of whether blocking occurs during EC processes. The studies herein add to a growing body of evidence that various EC processes at SWNTs, from simple outer sphere redox reactions to complex multi-step processes, occur readily at pristine SWNTs. The platform described is of general applicability to various types of nanostructures and nanowires.
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- Aleix G. Güell
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry, United Kingdom
- Molecular Organisation and Assembly in Cells Doctoral Training Centre
- University of Warwick
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry, United Kingdom
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Patel AN, Tan SY, Miller TS, Macpherson JV, Unwin PR. Comparison and Reappraisal of Carbon Electrodes for the Voltammetric Detection of Dopamine. Anal Chem 2013; 85:11755-64. [DOI: 10.1021/ac401969q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Anisha N. Patel
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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Ghilane J, Hauquier F, Lacroix JC. Oxidative and Stepwise Grafting of Dopamine Inner-Sphere Redox Couple onto Electrode Material: Electron Transfer Activation of Dopamine. Anal Chem 2013; 85:11593-601. [DOI: 10.1021/ac402994u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Jalal Ghilane
- Nano-Electro-Chemistry group, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, ITODYS, UMR 7086 CNRS, 15 rue Jean-Antoine
de Baïf, 75205 Paris, France
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- Analyse chimique et bioanalyse, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, 292 rue St Martin, 75003 Paris, France
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- Nano-Electro-Chemistry group, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, ITODYS, UMR 7086 CNRS, 15 rue Jean-Antoine
de Baïf, 75205 Paris, France
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Leroux YR, Hapiot P. Photo-modulation of the permeation in azobenzene derivatives monolayer films electrografted on carbon substrates. Electrochem commun 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2013.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Meyer JN, Mathew MT, Wimmer MA, LeSuer RJ. Effect of tribolayer formation on corrosion of CoCrMo alloys investigated using scanning electrochemical microscopy. Anal Chem 2013; 85:7159-66. [PMID: 23848566 DOI: 10.1021/ac400823q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Scanning electrochemical microscopy was used to probe the topography and electrochemical activity of CoCrMo alloys mechanically polished in the presence of bovine calf serum (BCS) in a hip simulator. These substrates are made of the same alloy used in metal-on-metal bearings for artificial hip joints. The BCS serves as an in vitro substitute for the synovial fluid which forms a lubricant in the actual orthopedic device. Chemical and mechanical processes result in the formation of a tribolayer which passivates the alloy surface. Our studies of the heterogeneous electron transfer between ferrocenemethanol and the alloy indicate that the tribolayer formed on both high- and low-carbon substrates is highly heterogeneous with regions of high electrochemical activity. Whereas pits in the samples polished in the absence of BCS show the regions of highest electrochemical activity, the tribolayer-coated samples have electrochemical hot spots in topographically smooth regions of the surface. The tribolayer provides some attenuation of the electrochemical activity of the alloy but does not prevent the possibility of corrosion from occurring.
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- Joshua N Meyer
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628, United States
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Stratmann L, Gebala M, Schuhmann W. A Chemical Lift-off Process: Removing Non-Specific Adsorption in an Electrochemical Epstein-Barr Virus Immunoassay. Chemphyschem 2013; 14:2198-207. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patel AN, Tan SY, Unwin PR. Epinephrine electro-oxidation highlights fast electrochemistry at the graphite basal surface. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:8776-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45022h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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