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Amorphous Silicon Nanotubes via Galvanic Displacement Deposition
2013
Amorphous silicon nanotubes were grown in a single step into a polycarbonate membrane by a galvanic displacement reaction conducted in aqueous solution. In order to optimize the process, a specifically designed galvanic cell was used. SEM images, after polycarbonate dissolution, showed interconnected nanotube bundles with an average length of 18 μm and wall thickness of 38 nm.The deposited silicon was revealed by EDS analysis, whilst X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy showed that nanotubes have an amorphous structure. Silicon nanotubes were also characterized by photo-electrochemical measurements that showed n-type conductivity and optical gap of ~1.6 eV. Keywords: Silicon nanotubes, …
Vis/NIR spectroelectrochemical analysis of poly-(Azure A) on ITO electrode
2006
Electrochromic behavior of poly-(Azure A) on indium–tin oxide electrode is analyzed in an aqueous potassium nitrate solution. The dependence of the absorbance on the applied potential during cyclic voltammograms proves very interesting at two selected characteristic wavelengths: at 925 nm, attributed to an intermediate species and another at 735 nm, attributed to the oxidized form of the polymer. Molar absorptivity coefficients for both species have been calculated from the relationship between current and the derivative of absorbance with respect to time. Voltammograms of formation of the intermediate are simulated from spectroelectrochemical results. Keywords: Poly-(Azure A), Spectroelect…
In situ AFM study of proton-assisted electrochemical oxidation/reduction of microparticles of organic dyes
2008
In situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of crystals of organic dyes alizarin, indigo and morin have been monitored during the course of their solid-state electrochemical oxidation/reduction in contact with aqueous acetate buffer. Such images indicate that proton-assisted reduction and oxidation processes are localized in a shallow layer in the vicinity of the particle/electrolyte interface, in agreement with expectances from the Lovric and Scholz model with significantly restricted proton diffusion across the solids. Keywords: Voltammetry of nanoparticles, Atomic force microscopy, Organic dyes, Diffusion
Calculation of the surface concentration of Zn(I) from the anodic voltammetric peak of zinc combined with the QCM results
2004
Deconvolution of voltammograms of anodic dissolution of zinc has proved to be possible through the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance data and the F(dm/dQ) function. This deconvolution allows to calculate the surface concentration of Zn(I) and to obtain an estimation for the kinetic constant of the second single-electron transfer. Keywords: Zinc anodic dissolution, EQCM, Surface concentration, Deconvolution and kinetic constant
Estimation of free energies of anion transfer from solid-state electrochemistry of alkynyl-based Au(I) dinuclear and Au(I)–Cu(I) cluster complexes co…
2011
A method is presented to determine the free energy for anion transfer between two solvents. This is based on solid-state electrochemistry of alkynyl-based dinuclear Au(I) complexes (AuC2R)2PPh2C6H4PPh2 (L1: R=Fc; L2: R=C6H4Fc) and heterometallic Au(I)–Cu(I) [{Au3Cu2 (C2R)6}Au3(PPh2C6H4PPh2)3](PF6)2 (L3: R=Fc; L4: R=C6H4Fc) complexes. These compounds exhibit a reversible ferrocenyl-centred solid-state oxidation processes involving anion insertion in contact with aqueous, MeOH and MeCN electrolytes. Voltammetric data can be used for a direct measurement of the free energy of ion transfer using midpeak potentials in solutions of suitable salts in the solvents separately or in mixtures of the s…
Electrochemically assisted anion insertion in Au(I)–Cu(I) heterotrimetallic clusters bearing ferrocenyl groups: Application to the fluoride/chloride …
2010
The heterotrimetallic Au(I)–Cu(I) aggregate [{Au3Cu2(C2C6H4Fc)6}Au3(PPh2C6H4PPh2)3](PF6)2 exhibits a well-defined solid state electrochemistry in contact with aqueous media, based on ferrocenyl-centred oxidation processes involving anion insertion. Upon attachment of microparticulate deposits of the cluster to graphite electrodes, distinctive electrochemical responses can be obtained for fluoride and chloride ions in aqueous media. Keywords: Heterometallic clusters, Gold, Copper, Fluoride/chloride discrimination, Electrochemical anion insertion
Electrolyte-driven electrochemical amplification by poly(thienylacetylene) encapsulated within Zeolite Y
2006
Electrochemical oxidation and reduction of poly(thienylacetylene) encapsulated inside zeolite Y (PTA@Y) exhibit with large anodic and cathodic doping currents with a significant reversibility. Thienyl groups lower the redox potential of polyacetylene chain whereas encapsulation stabilizes the resulting charged radical species blocking undesired post electron-transfer cross-link reactions. Size-exclusion effects associated produces an electrolyte-dependent amplification of currents recorded at PTA@Y-modified electrodes for electrochemical processes involving selected substrates in solution, namely, dinitrobiphenyl and benzidine. Keywords: Poly(thienylacetylene), Zeolite Y, Electrochemistry, …
Electrocatalysis of the oxidation of methylenedioxyamphetamines at electrodes modified with cerium-doped zirconias
2004
The catalytic effect of monoclinic and tetragonal cerium-doped zirconias (m-CexZr1−xO2 and t-CexZr1−xO2, 0<x<0.10, respectively), prepared from gel precursors, on the oxidation of methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and methylenedioxymetamphetamine (MDMA) at pH 7.0 has been studied. Upon attachment of synthetic specimens to polymer film electrodes, an oxidation peak near to +1.05 V vs AgCl/Ag appears that is unaffected by chloride ions and common interfering compounds, namely, dopamine, norepinephrine and ascorbic acid. The catalytic effect appears to be strongly influenced by crystallinity of specimens and coordination of cerium, increasing from the amorphous starting material to t-CexZr1−xO2 …
Electrochemistry nanometric patterning of MOF particles: Anisotropic metal electrodeposition in Cu/MOF
2006
Abstract Electrodeposition of copper from Cu/MOF immersed into acetate buffer produces a quasi-periodic series of 10–20 nm sized laminae sandwiched within the pristine MOF lattice as monitored by voltammetry of microparticles/atomic force microscopy. This anisotropic patterning can be qualitatively described in terms of a highly orientation-dependent diffusion of electrons and charge-balancing electrolyte counterions in the MOF network.
Mass/charge balance as a tool to estimate dimensional change in polypyrrole-based actuators
2006
The deconvolution of the voltammograms of polypyrrole electrochemistry has proved to be possible through the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance data using the F(dm/dQ) function. This deconvolution allows the evolution of the thickness of the polypyrrole films during their redox processes to be estimated and therefore, the mechanical contraction/decontraction of this polymer as a function of the ionic exchange processes can be evaluated. Keywords: Polypyrrole, EQCM, Thickness change