New Methods in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy in the Study of Electrocalysis and Single Nanoparticle Electrochemistry

化学部的分析和表面化学（ASC）计划将支持德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的艾伦巴德教授的研究计划。巴德教授的研究项目继续专注于开发扫描电化学显微镜（SECM），用于液体环境中表面过程的高分辨率成像和定量研究。 在这项研究中，巴德教授和他的学生将使用SECM来研究单一金属纳米颗粒催化剂的电催化反应的非均相动力学。 拟议的研究将直接适用于燃料电池和空气电池的氧阴极的新的电催化剂的发现，以及在单电池水平上的传感器和生物电池的研究的发展。 该研究将为研究生和博士后学员提供一个极好的教育机会，在电化学领域的世界领先实验室开展基础研究项目。

The Analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) program of the Division of Chemistry will support the research program of Prof. Allen Bard of The University of Texas at Austin. Prof. Bard's research program continues to focus on the development of scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) for high resolution imaging and quantitative studies of surface processes in liquid environments. In this study, Prof. Bard and his students will use SECM to study the heterogeneous kinetics of electrocatalytic reactions of single metal nanoparticle catalysts. The proposed studies will be directly applicable to the discovery of new electrocatalysts for the oxygen cathodes of fuel cells and air batteries, as well as for the development of sensors and studies of biological cells at the single cell level. The study will provide an excellent educational opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees to carry out a fundamental research project in a world leading laboratory in the field of electrochemistry.