Effective activation of physically small carbon electrodes by n-butylsilane reduction

Shajahan Siraj; Christopher R. McRae; Danny K Y Wong

doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2016.01.007

Effective activation of physically small carbon electrodes by n-butylsilane reduction

Shajahan Siraj, Christopher R. McRae, Danny K Y Wong^*

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Faculty of Science and Engineering

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Abstract

In this work, we report a simple, effective activation of structurally small carbon electrodes by forming an H-terminated carbon surface using n-butylsilane reduction. The electrode surface modification was confirmed by electrochemistry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Cyclic voltammetry of [Ru(NH₃)₆]³⁺ at these hydrogenated carbon electrodes yielded sigmoidal-shaped cyclic voltammograms with minimal charging current. They also exhibited superb stability after one-week storage in air or citrate/phosphate buffer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-41
Number of pages	7
Journal	Electrochemistry Communications
Volume	64
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2016.01.007
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2016

Keywords

Conical-tip carbon microelectrodes
Electrode activation
Reduction
Hydrogenated carbon electrodes
Hexaamineruthenium(III) reduction
Cyclic voltammetry

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