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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 93, Issue 5, Pages 2898-2906Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04409
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- CNRS
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR-17-CE09-0034-01]
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Through studying the collision of asymmetric graphene nanoplatelets onto ultramicroelectrodes, different current transients can be observed, providing detailed insights into the adsorption dynamics of asymmetric objects at the nanoscale.
Single-entity electrochemistry has emerged as a powerful tool to study the adsorption behavior of single nanoscale entities one-at-a-time on an ultramicroelectrode surface. Classical single-entity collision studies have focused on the behavior of spherical nanoparticles or entities where the orientation of the colliding entity does not impact the electrochemical response. Here, we report a detailed study of the collision of asymmetric single graphene nanoplatelets onto ultramicroelectrodes. The collision of conductive graphene nanoplatelets on biased ultramicroelectrode surfaces can be observed in an amperometric i-t trace, revealing a variety of current transients (both positive and negative steps). To elucidate the dynamics of nanoplatelet adsorption processes and probe response heterogeneity, we correlated the collision events with optical microscopy. We show that positive steps are due to nanoplatelets coming into contact with the ultramicroelectrode, making an electrical connection, and adsorbing partly on the glass surrounding the ultramicroelectrode. Negative steps occur when nanoplatelets adsorb onto the glass without an electrical connection, effectively blocking flux of ferrocenemethanol to the ultramicroelectrode surface. These measurements allow rigorous quantification of current transients and detailed insights into the adsorption dynamics of asymmetric objects at the nanoscale.
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