Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Studies of Redox Processes at Undoped Nanodiamond Surfaces
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Studies of Redox Processes at Undoped Nanodiamond Surfaces
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DOI:
10.1021/jp8038384
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发表时间:
2009-01
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3.7
通讯作者:
K. Holt;C. Ziegler;J. Zang;Jing-yu Hu;J. Foord
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作者:
K. Holt;C. Ziegler;J. Zang;Jing-yu Hu;J. Foord
The redox behavior of an undoped nanodiamond (ND) film grown by chemical vapor deposition was investigated using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and redox mediators Fe(CN)63−, Fe(CN)64−, ferrocenemethanol (FcOH), and Ru(NH3)63+. CV showed extremely sluggish kinetics for all redox couples, but the reduction of Fe(CN)63- was found to be especially slow when compared to the oxidation of Fe(CN)64−. SECM confirmed this trend, with experimental heterogeneous rate constants, obtained by fitting approach curves to theory, being of the magnitude of 10−3 cm s−1. The oxidation of Fe(CN)64− at an overpotential, |η|, of 0.6 V was found to occur 5 times faster than the reduction of Fe(CN)63− at the same |η|. The results are explained by assuming conduction takes place through extended sp2 (graphitic and defect sites) through the film. The nondiamond component of the film introduces impurity bands into the band gap that allows limited metallic type conductivity. The slow electron t...