Shearforce positioning of nanoprobe electrode arrays for scanning electrochemical microscopy experiments

2015 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Adam ◽  
Frédéric Kanoufi ◽  
Neso Sojic ◽  
Mathieu Etienne
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ◽  
Electrode Arrays ◽  
Electrochemical Microscopy

Enhancing image quality of scanning electrochemical microscopy by improved probe fabrication and displacement

2005 ◽  
Vol 83 (10) ◽  
pp. 1779-1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renkang Zhu ◽  
Zhifeng Ding
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ◽  
Image Resolution ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Scanning System ◽  
Cyclic Voltammograms ◽  
Electrode Arrays ◽  
Electrochemical Microscopy

Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) is a powerful tool for its wide applications in determining charge transfer kinetics, imaging chemical reactions and topography, as well as fabricating microstructures at various interfaces and (or) surfaces. Imaging applications, in particular, rely on the natures of SECM probes and the scanning systems to move them in the vicinity of interfaces. While progress has been made in new approaches to tip fabrication, there are few reports on the improvement of the tip positioning system to enhance SECM image quality. We have recently built an advanced SECM setup using a closed-loop scanning system and improved probe fabrication and characterization procedures. Here we will describe this development, as well as the application of these techniques to greatly improve the quality of SECM images. Video micrograph, cyclic voltammograms, and SECM approach curves (current vs. tip–substrate distance) were chosen to characterize probe quality and to determine the ratio of electrode diameter to glass sheath diameter. The SECM setup has a resolution and repeatability of 20 nm in three dimensions (x, y, and z) and can locate and relocate areas of interest precisely after a coarse image. Interdigitated electrode arrays of platinum and gold were first imaged. Image resolution revealed by sharpness of Pt band edges was enhanced by using a 2 µm diameter electrode. Pt or Au band height was found to be around 80–200 nm by fitting the approach curves to the theoretical ones. Imaging conditions such as delay time for a large step size between two succeeding data points were optimized. To test its thermal and temporal stability, the system was then used to image letters, which were printed on a transparency with font bold Courier New and font size 2. Minor drifts were found during the image process up to the experimental length of 8 h and 45 min. Letter thickness was found to be 1.0–1.2 µm. A silicon substrate with an array of square pits spaced apart on 10 µm centers was finally imaged. Good quality images were obtained at various tip–substrate distances even though the squares were just as small, if not smaller, than the tip. The samples were also imaged by AFM for comparison.Key words: scanning electrochemical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, microelectrode fabrication, closed-loop imaging, probe approach curve.

scholarly journals Use of Amperometric and Potentiometric Probes in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy for the Spatially-Resolved Monitoring of Severe Localized Corrosion Sites on Aluminum Alloy 2098-T351

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rejane M. P. da Silva ◽  
Javier Izquierdo ◽  
Mariana X. Milagre ◽  
Abenchara M. Betancor-Abreu ◽  
Isolda Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ◽  
Oxygen Depletion ◽  
Localized Corrosion ◽  
Alloy Surface ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Spatially Resolved ◽  
Lower Oxygen ◽  
Local Ph ◽  
Electrochemical Microscopy

Amperometric and potentiometric probes were employed for the detection and characterization of reactive sites on the 2098-T351 Al-alloy (AA2098-T351) using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). Firstly, the probe of concept was performed on a model Mg-Al galvanic pair system using SECM in the amperometric and potentiometric operation modes, in order to address the responsiveness of the probes for the characterization of this galvanic pair system. Next, these sensing probes were employed to characterize the 2098-T351 alloy surface immersed in a saline aqueous solution at ambient temperature. The distribution of reactive sites and the local pH changes associated with severe localized corrosion (SLC) on the alloy surface were imaged and subsequently studied. Higher hydrogen evolution, lower oxygen depletion and acidification occurred at the SLC sites developed on the 2098-T351 Al-alloy.

Local electrochemical activity of transition metal dichalcogenides and their heterojunctions on 3D-printed nanocarbon surfaces

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina A. Novčić ◽  
Christian Iffelsberger ◽  
Siowwoon Ng ◽  
Martin Pumera
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Electrochemical Performance ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ◽  
Electrochemical Activity ◽  
Thermally Activated ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Electrochemical Microscopy

MoS2 and WS2 and their heterojunctions are used to modify thermally activated 3D-printed nanocarbon structures. Herein, the local electrochemical performance for HER of the modified structures is demonstrated by scanning electrochemical microscopy.

scholarly journals Simultaneous Intelligent Imaging of Nanoscale Reactivity and Topography by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan T. Jantz ◽  
Ryan J. Balla ◽  
Siao-Han Huang ◽  
Niraja Kurapati ◽  
Shigeru Amemiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ◽  
Electrochemical Microscopy

scholarly journals Biological Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy and Its Application to Live Cell Studies

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 1485-1492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Beaulieu ◽  
Sabine Kuss ◽  
Janine Mauzeroll ◽  
Matthias Geissler
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ◽  
Live Cell ◽  
Electrochemical Microscopy
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