Emerging Methods for Nanoscale Electrochemistry

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Guest Editors

Yun Yu

University of California, Berkeley, Department of Chemistry,

Dr. Yun Yu obtained his PhD in Chemistry from the City University of New York in 2016. During his graduate research, he developed nanoscale electrochemical techniques for studies of single nanoparticle electrochemistry. After completion of his doctorate, Dr. Yu became a postdoctoral researcher at Temple University and conducted research on surface plasmon-mediated photoelectrochemistry. Currently, Dr. Yu is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Berkeley with a research focus on the electrochemistry of two–dimensional van der Waals heterostructures.

Yixian Wang

California State University, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Prof. Yixian Wang earned her BS in Materials Chemistry at Peking University, China (2006) and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the City University of New York (2013). She then received a post-doctoral research appointment at the Arizona State University. Currently, she is an associate professor in chemistry at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Wang’s research interests focus on developing novel analytical imaging and sensing tools for a broad range of applications in biomedical, nanomaterials, and environmental sciences.

Collection Overview

Advances in electrochemistry are driven by understanding the fundamentals of electrochemical processes and developing technologies for next-generation sensors and energy devices. The fast-evolving nanoscience and nanotechnology have stimulated the emergence of nano-electrochemistry as a field that emphasizes investigating the unique behavior of nanoscale electrochemical systems. The past decade has witnessed a rapid growth in methodologies that allow electrochemists to perform localized measurements at the level of single entities and sub-entities. The developed tools include new electroanalytical methods, scanning probe microscopy, nanosensors, and in-situ/operando techniques such as spectroscopy, optical microscopy, electron microscopy, and X-ray microscopy. Current challenges of nanoscale electrochemistry lie in extending its scope to a wider range of topics and improving the sensitivity and spatiotemporal resolution of its analytical tools.

The aim of this methods collection is to highlight various established and innovative methods for nanoscale electrochemistry. This collection will cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: tool fabrication, instrumentation, and experimental protocols for the studies of fundamental electrochemistry, electro(photo)catalysis, energy storage, chem/biosensing, and biochemistry. This collection will expand the awareness of the audience about the existing methods in nanoscale electrochemistry and expose them to vivid experimental details.