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Electrochemistry: Overview
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2024
Electrochemistry is the branch of chemistry that studies the relationship between electrical quantities and chemical reactions, particularly oxidation and reduction. Oxidation is the loss of electrons from a substance, whereas reduction refers to the gain of electrons. A substance with a strong electron affinity is called an oxidizing agent (oxidant), and a reducing agent (reductant) is a species that donates electrons. Oxidation and reduction processes are pivotal to electrochemical reactions,...
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Synthesis, Assembly, and Characterization of Monolayer Protected Gold Nanoparticle Films for Protein Monolayer Electrochemistry
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2011
Alkanethiolate stabilized gold colloids known as monolayer protected clusters (MPCs) are synthesized, characterized, and assembled into thin films as an adsorption interface for protein monolayer electrochemistry of simple redox protein like Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin (AZ) and cytochrome c (cyt c).
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Protein Film Infrared Electrochemistry Demonstrated for Study of H2 Oxidation by a [NiFe] Hydrogenase
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2017
Here, we describe a technique, protein film infrared electrochemistry, which allows immobilized redox proteins to be studied spectroscopically under direct electrochemical control at a carbon electrode. Infrared spectra of a single protein sample can be recorded at a range of applied potentials and under a variety of solution conditions.
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Tracking Electrochemistry on Single Nanoparticles with Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy and Microscopy
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2023
The protocol describes how to monitor electrochemical events on single nanoparticles using surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy and imaging.
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Magnetometric Characterization of Intermediates in the Solid-State Electrochemistry of Redox-Active Metal-Organic Frameworks
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2023
Ex situ magnetic surveys can directly provide bulk and local information on a magnetic electrode to reveal its charge storage mechanism step by step. Herein, electron spin resonance (ESR) and magnetic susceptibility are demonstrated to monitor the evaluation of paramagnetic species and their concentration in a redox-active metal-organic framework (MOF).
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The transient current generated by an impact carries information about the individual particle and its electrochemical behavior. Signal amplitude can reflect particle size, composition, or reactivity, while duration provides additional information about how long the electrochemical event persists. Examining both features helps distinguish differences among particles rather than reducing the sample to a single bulk-average response.
A collision may produce several types of responses depending on the particle and applied potential. The nanoparticle can undergo oxidation, reduction, or catalysis, or it can temporarily block electron transfer at the electrode surface. These distinct events produce transient currents with different signatures, allowing researchers to relate individual impacts to reaction behavior and surface activity.
Individual impacts reveal variations that may be hidden in a bulk measurement. By recording discrete signals from separate particles, researchers can detect differences in size, composition, and reactivity within the same sample. This information is especially useful when particles do not behave uniformly, because the measurements connect population-level observations with real-time evidence from individual electrochemical events.
A researcher applies a potential to a micro- or nanoelectrode and records the current over time. As nanoparticles reach the electrode, each electrochemical event appears as a brief transient signal. The resulting impacts are then analyzed individually, using features such as amplitude and duration to characterize particle behavior and reaction kinetics in real time.
Analysis of discrete impact signals can provide nanoparticle concentration as well as information about size, composition, and reactivity. The measurements can also reveal heterogeneity and follow reaction kinetics in real time. Together, these outcomes allow researchers to evaluate how individual particles contribute to observed electrochemical behavior, rather than relying only on an averaged bulk response.
The technique supports investigations of electrocatalysts, environmental nanomaterials, energy-storage materials, and biological particles. In each area, single-particle electrochemical signals help connect particle-level reactivity with bulk performance. This makes the approach relevant to chemistry research concerned with catalytic behavior, material variability, environmental particles, energy-related systems, and biologically relevant nanomaterials.