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Behrent A, Borggraefe V, Baeumner AJ. Laser-induced graphene trending in biosensors: understanding electrode shelf-life of this highly porous material. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:2097-2106. [PMID: 38082134 PMCID: PMC10950954 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-05082-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Laser-induced graphene (LIG) has received much attention in recent years as a possible transducer material for electroanalytical sensors. Its simplicity of fabrication and good electrochemical performance are typically highlighted. However, we found that unmodified and untreated LIG electrodes had a limited shelf-life for certain electroanalytical applications, likely due to the adsorption of adventitious hydrocarbons from the storage environment. Electrode responses did not change immediately after exposure to ambient conditions but over longer periods of time, probably due to the immense specific surface area of the LIG material. LIG shelf-life is seldomly discussed prominently in the literature, yet overall trends for solutions to this challenge can be identified. Such findings from the literature regarding the long-term storage stability of LIG electrodes, pure and modified, are discussed here along with explanations for likely protective mechanisms. Specifically, applying a protective coating on LIG electrodes after manufacture is possibly the easiest method to preserve electrode functionality and should be identified as a trend for well-performing LIG electrodes in the future. Furthermore, suggested influences of the accompanying LIG microstructure/morphology on electrode characteristics are evaluated.
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- Arne Behrent
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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Nagar A, Srivastava A, Sengupta A, Sk MA, Goyal P, Verma PK, Mohapatra PK. Experimental and Theoretical Insight into the Ionic Liquid-Mediated Complexation of Trivalent Lanthanides with β-Diketone and Its Fluorinated Analogue. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:2533-2552. [PMID: 38272469 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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A multitechnique approach with theoretical insights has been employed to understand the complexation of trivalent lanthanides with two β-diketones, viz. 1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione (L1) and 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione (L2), in an ionic liquid (C6mim·NTf2). UV-vis spectral analysis of complexation using Nd3+ revealed the predominance of ML2+ and ML4- species. The stability constants for the PB complexes were higher (β2 ∼ 10.45 ± 0.05, β4 ∼ 15.51 ± 0.05) than those for the TPB (β2 ∼ 7.56 ± 0.05, β4 ∼ 13.19 ± 0.06). The photoluminescence titration using Eu3+ corroborated the same observations with slightly higher stability constants, probably due to the higher ionic potential of Eu3+. The more asymmetric (AL2ML4 ∼ 5.2) Eu-L2 complex was found to contain one water molecule in the primary coordination sphere of Eu3+ with more covalency of the Eu3+-O bond (Ω2L1 = 8.5 × 10-20, Ω4L1 = 1.3 × 10-20) compared to the less asymmetric Eu-L1 complex (AL1ML4 ∼ 3.5) with two water molecules having less Eu-O covalency (Judd-Offelt parameters: Ω2L1 = 7.3 × 10-20, Ω4L1 = 1.0 × 10-20). Liquid-liquid extraction studies involving Nd3+ and Eu3+ revealed the formation of the ML4- complex following an 'anion exchange' mechanism. The shift of the enol peak from 1176 to 1138 cm-1 on the complexation of the β-diketones with Eu3+ was confirmed from the FTIR spectra. 1H NMR titration of the β-diketones with La(NTf2)3 evidenced the participation of α-H of the β-diketones and protons at C2, C4, and C5 positions of the methylimidazolium ring. For the ML2 complex, 4 donor O atoms are suggested to coordinate to the trivalent lanthanides with bond distances of 2.3297-2.411 Å for La-O, 2.206-2.236 Å for Eu-O, and 2.217-2.268 Å for Nd-O, respectively, while for the ML4 complex, 8 donor O atoms were coordinated with bond lengths of 2.506-2.559 Å for La-O, 2.367-2.447 Å for Eu-O, and 2.408-2.476 Å for Nd-O. The Nd3+ ion was higher by 9.7 kcal·mol-1 than that of the La3+ ion for the 1:4 complex. The complexation energy with L1 was quite higher than that with L2 for both 1:2 and 1:4 complexes. Using cyclic voltammetry, the redox behavior of trivalent lanthanides Eu and Gd with β-diketonate in ionic liquid medium was probed and their redox energetic and kinetic parameters were determined.
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- Adityamani Nagar
- UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai 400098, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India
- Chemical Engineering Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India
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Tarábková H, Janda P. Effect of Graphite Aging on Its Wetting Properties and Surface Blocking by Gaseous Nanodomains. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:14154-14161. [PMID: 37734043 PMCID: PMC10552534 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Early works considered basal planes of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) as hydrophobic, relatively inert materials with low electrocatalytic activity due to nonpolar sp2 carbon. On the contrary, a freshly prepared HOPG surface exhibits intrinsically mildly hydrophilic properties, with a low contact angle of water, which increases after exposure to an ambient atmosphere. This process, called aging, ascribed to adsorption of airborne hydrocarbons, is reportedly accompanied by strong decay of electron transfer kinetics, the mechanism of which is not yet fully understood. Examining both freshly prepared and aged basal plane HOPG immersed in water by PeakForce quantitative nanomechanical imaging, we have found that aged HOPG is occupied by ambient gaseous nanodomains, the existence of which is explained by incomplete wetting. They cover up to 60% of the immersed surface and their incidence is in direct relation with graphite aging time. In contrast with aged graphite, gaseous nanodomains were absent on the freshly stripped HOPG surface. It can be concluded that ambient gaseous nanodomains can prevent aged basal plane HOPG from contact with aqueous media and may thus affect processes at the solid-liquid interface.
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- Hana Tarábková
- Department of Electrochemical
Materials, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 2155/3, CZ-182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrochemical
Materials, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 2155/3, CZ-182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Jarosova R, Irikura K, Rocha‐Filho RC, Swain GM. Detection of Pyocyanin with a Boron‐doped Diamond Electrode Using Flow Injection Analysis with Amperometric Detection and Square Wave Voltammetry. ELECTROANAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202100562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Romana Jarosova
- Department of Analytical Chemistry UNESCO Laboratory of Environmental Electrochemistry Charles University 12843 Prague 2 Czech Republic
- Department of Chemistry Michigan State University 48824-1322 East Lansing MI United States
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- Department of Chemistry Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) C.P. 676 13560-970 São Carlos SP Brazil
- Department of Chemistry Michigan State University 48824-1322 East Lansing MI United States
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- Department of Chemistry Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) C.P. 676 13560-970 São Carlos SP Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry Michigan State University 48824-1322 East Lansing MI United States
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Brownson DAC, Garcia-Miranda Ferrari A, Ghosh S, Kamruddin M, Iniesta J, Banks CE. Electrochemical properties of vertically aligned graphenes: tailoring heterogeneous electron transfer through manipulation of the carbon microstructure. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:5319-5328. [PMID: 36132042 PMCID: PMC9417807 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00587h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The electrochemical response of different morphologies (microstructures) of vertically aligned graphene (VG) configurations is reported. Electrochemical properties are analysed using the outer-sphere redox probes Ru(NH3)6 2+/3+ (RuHex) and N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD), with performances de-convoluted via accompanying physicochemical characterisation (Raman, TEM, SEM, AFM and XPS). The VG electrodes are fabricated using an electron cyclotron resonance chemical vapour deposition (ECR-CVD) methodology, creating vertical graphene with a range of differing heights, spacing and edge plane like-sites/defects (supported upon underlying SiO2/Si). We correlate the electrochemical reactivity/response of these novel VG configurations with the level of edge plane sites (%-edge) comprising their structure and calculate corresponding heterogeneous electron transfer (HET) rates, k 0. Taller VG structures with more condensed layer stacking (hence a larger global coverage of exposed edge plane sites) are shown to exhibit improved HET kinetics, supporting the claims that edge plane sites are the predominant source of electron transfer in carbon materials. A measured k 0 eff of ca. 4.00 × 10-3 cm s-1 (corresponding to an exposed surface coverage of active edge plane like-sites/defects (% θ edge) of 1.00%) was evident for the tallest and most closely stacked VG sample, with the inverse case true, where a VG electrode possessing large inter-aligned-graphene spacing and small flake heights exhibited only 0.08% of % θ edge and a k 0 eff value one order of magnitude slower at ca. 3.05 × 10-4 cm s-1. Control experiments are provided with conventional CVD (horizontal) grown graphene and the edge plane of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (EPPG of HOPG), demonstrating that the novel VG electrodes exhibit ca. 3× faster k 0 than horizontal CVD graphene. EPPG exhibited the fastest HET kinetics, exhibiting ca. 2× larger k 0 than the best VG. These results are of significance to those working in the field of 2D-carbon electrochemistry and materials scientists, providing evidence that the macroscale electrochemical response of carbon-based electrodes is dependent on the edge plane content and showing that a range of structural configurations can be employed for tailored properties and applications.
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- Dale A C Brownson
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University Chester Street Manchester M1 5GD UK +44 (0)1612476561 +44 (0)1612471196
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University Chester Street Manchester M1 5GD UK +44 (0)1612476561 +44 (0)1612471196
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- Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam 603102 India
- Department of Materials, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam 603102 India
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- Physical Chemistry Department, Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Alicante 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig Alicante Spain
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University Chester Street Manchester M1 5GD UK +44 (0)1612476561 +44 (0)1612471196
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AlSalem HS, Al-Goul ST, García-Miranda Ferrari A, Brownson DAC, Velarde L, Koehler SPK. Imaging the reactivity and width of graphene's boundary region. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:9612-9615. [PMID: 32776054 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02675a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The reactivity of graphene at its boundary region has been imaged using non-linear spectroscopy to address the controversy whether the terraces of graphene or its edges are more reactive. Graphene was functionalised with phenyl groups, and we subsequently scanned our vibrational sum-frequency generation setup from the functionalised graphene terraces across the edges. A greater phenyl signal is clearly observed at the edges, showing evidence of increased reactivity in the boundary region. We estimate an upper limit of 1 mm for the width of the CVD graphene boundary region.
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- Huda S AlSalem
- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK and Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK and School of Chemistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, USA and School of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK. and Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK. and Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK.
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Kurapati N, Pathirathna P, Ziegler CJ, Amemiya S. Adsorption and Electron‐Transfer Mechanisms of Ferrocene Carboxylates and Sulfonates at Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201901664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Niraja Kurapati
- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
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Schorr NB, Jiang AG, Rodríguez-López J. Probing Graphene Interfacial Reactivity via Simultaneous and Colocalized Raman–Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Imaging and Interrogation. Anal Chem 2018; 90:7848-7854. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Noah B. Schorr
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Perera RT, Rosenstein JK. Quasi-reference electrodes in confined electrochemical cells can result in in situ production of metallic nanoparticles. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1965. [PMID: 29386652 PMCID: PMC5792608 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20412-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Nanoscale working electrodes and miniaturized electroanalytical devices are valuable platforms to probe molecular phenomena and perform chemical analyses. However, the inherent close distance of metallic electrodes integrated into a small volume of electrolyte can complicate classical electroanalytical techniques. In this study, we use a scanning nanopipette contact probe as a model miniaturized electrochemical cell to demonstrate measurable side effects of the reaction occurring at a quasi-reference electrode. We provide evidence for in situ generation of nanoparticles in the absence of any electroactive species and we critically analyze the origin, nucleation, dissolution and dynamic behavior of these nanoparticles as they appear at the working electrode. It is crucial to recognize the implications of using quasi-reference electrodes in confined electrochemical cells, in order to accurately interpret the results of nanoscale electrochemical experiments.
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- Rukshan T Perera
- School of Engineering, Brown University, 184 Hope Street, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- School of Engineering, Brown University, 184 Hope Street, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
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Bentley CL, Unwin PR. Nanoscale electrochemical movies and synchronous topographical mapping of electrocatalytic materials. Faraday Discuss 2018; 210:365-379. [PMID: 29999075 DOI: 10.1039/c8fd00028j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Techniques in the scanning electrochemical probe microscopy (SEPM) family have shown great promise for resolving nanoscale structure-function (e.g., catalytic activity) at complex (electro)chemical interfaces, which is a long-term aspiration in (electro)materials science. In this work, we explore how a simple meniscus imaging probe, based on an easily-fabricated, single-channeled nanopipette (inner diameter ≈ 30 nm) can be deployed in the scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) platform as a fast, versatile and robust method for the direct, synchronous electrochemical/topographical imaging of electrocatalytic materials at the nanoscale. Topographical and voltammetric data are acquired synchronously at a spatial resolution of 50 nm to construct maps that resolve particular surface features on the sub-10 nm scale and create electrochemical activity movies composed of hundreds of potential-resolved images on the minutes timescale. Using the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at molybdenite (MoS2) as an exemplar system, the experimental parameters critical to achieving a robust scanning protocol (e.g., approach voltage, reference potential calibration) with high resolution (e.g., hopping distance) and optimal scan times (e.g., voltammetric scan rate, approach rate etc.) are considered and discussed. Furthermore, sub-nanoentity reactivity mapping is demonstrated with glassy carbon (GC) supported single-crystalline {111}-oriented two-dimensional Au nanocrystals (AuNCs), which exhibit uniform catalytic activity at the single-entity and sub-single entity level. The approach outlined herein signposts a future in (electro)materials science in which the activity of electroactive nanomaterials can be viewed directly and related to structure through electrochemical movies, revealing active sites unambiguously.
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- Cameron L Bentley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
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Nomor AS, Horrocks BR. Kinetics of the Reduction of Ruthenium Hexaammine at Bismuth Electrodes in Aqueous Solution: Analyzing the Potential Dependence of the Transfer Coefficient. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201700604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Aondoakaa S. Nomor
- School of Chemistry, Bedson Building; Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
- Chemistry Department; Benue State University; Makurdi Nigeria
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- School of Chemistry, Bedson Building; Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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Parker JF, Kamm GE, McGovern AD, DeSario PA, Rolison DR, Lytle JC, Long JW. Rewriting Electron-Transfer Kinetics at Pyrolytic Carbon Electrodes Decorated with Nanometric Ruthenium Oxide. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:9416-9425. [PMID: 28617602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Platinum is state-of-the-art for fast electron transfer whereas carbon electrodes, which have semimetal electronic character, typically exhibit slow electron-transfer kinetics. But when we turn to practical electrochemical devices, we turn to carbon. To move energy devices and electro(bio)analytical measurements to a new performance curve requires improved electron-transfer rates at carbon. We approach this challenge with electroless deposition of disordered, nanoscopic anhydrous ruthenium oxide at pyrolytic carbon prepared by thermal decomposition of benzene (RuOx@CVD-C). We assessed traditionally fast, chloride-assisted ([Fe(CN)6]3-/4-) and notoriously slow ([Fe(H2O)6]3+/2+) electron-transfer redox probes at CVD-C and RuOx@CVD-C electrodes and calculated standard heterogeneous rate constants as a function of heat treatment to crystallize the disordered RuOx domains to their rutile form. For the fast electron-transfer probe, [Fe(CN)6]3-/4-, the rate increases by 34× over CVD-C once the RuOx is calcined to form crystalline rutile RuO2. For the classically outer-sphere [Fe(H2O)6]3+/2+, electron-transfer rates increase by an even greater degree over CVD-C (55×). The standard heterogeneous rate constant for each probe approaches that observed at Pt but does so using only minimal loadings of RuOx.
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- Joseph F Parker
- Surface Chemistry Branch, Code 6170, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Pacific Lutheran University , Tacoma, Washington 98447, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Pacific Lutheran University , Tacoma, Washington 98447, United States
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- Surface Chemistry Branch, Code 6170, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Surface Chemistry Branch, Code 6170, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Pacific Lutheran University , Tacoma, Washington 98447, United States
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- Surface Chemistry Branch, Code 6170, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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Tan SY, Zhang J, Bond AM, Macpherson JV, Unwin PR. Influence of Tip and Substrate Properties and Nonsteady-State Effects on Nanogap Kinetic Measurements: Response to Comment on “Impact of Adsorption on Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Voltammetry and Implications for Nanogap Measurements”. Anal Chem 2017. [PMID: 28644008 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sze-yin Tan
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- 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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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Bartali R, Otyepka M, Pykal M, Lazar P, Micheli V, Gottardi G, Laidani N. Interaction of the Helium, Hydrogen, Air, Argon, and Nitrogen Bubbles with Graphite Surface in Water. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:17517-17525. [PMID: 28474883 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b16493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The interaction of the confined gas with solid surface immersed in water is a common theme of many important fields such as self-cleaning surface, gas storage, and sensing. For that reason, we investigated the gas-graphite interaction in the water medium. The graphite surface was prepared by mechanical exfoliation of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). The surface chemistry and morphology were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, profilometry, and atomic force microscopy. The surface energy of HOPG was estimated by contact angle measurements using the Owens-Wendt method. The interaction of gases (Ar, He, H2, N2, and air) with graphite was studied by a captive bubble method, in which the gas bubble was in contact with the exfoliated graphite surface in water media. The experimental data were corroborated by molecular dynamics simulations and density functional theory calculations. The surface energy of HOPG equaled to 52.8 mJ/m2 and more of 95% of the surface energy was attributed to dispersion interactions. The results on gas-surface interaction indicated that HOPG surface had gasphilic behavior for helium and hydrogen, while gasphobic behavior for argon and nitrogen. The results showed that the variation of the gas contact angle was related to the balance between the gas-surface and gas-gas interaction potentials. For helium and hydrogen the gas-surface interaction was particularly high compared to gas-gas interaction and this promoted the favorable interaction with graphite surface.
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- Ruben Bartali
- Department of Physics, University of Trento , Via Sommarive 14 Povo, 38123 Trento, Italy
- Fondazione Bruno Kessler , Center of Materials and Microsystems, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacký University Olomouc , tř. 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacký University Olomouc , tř. 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacký University Olomouc , tř. 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Fondazione Bruno Kessler , Center of Materials and Microsystems, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Fondazione Bruno Kessler , Center of Materials and Microsystems, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Fondazione Bruno Kessler , Center of Materials and Microsystems, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy
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