Integration of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy and Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy in a Bifunctional Nanopipette toward Simultaneous Mapping of Activity and Selectivity in Electrocatalysis.
Ridha ZerdoumiThomas QuastEmmanuel Batsa TettehMoonjoo KimLejing LiStefan DieckhöferWolfgang SchuhmannPublished in: Analytical chemistry (2024)
Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) were integrated in a single bifunctional probe for simultaneous mapping of the oxygen reduction current and the oxidation current of the produced H 2 O 2 . The dual probe is fabricated from a double-barrel θ capillary, comprising one open barrel filled with the electrolyte and another filled with pyrolytic carbon. Pt is deposited with a gas injection system (GIS) at the end of the carbon barrel. The probe integrates the advantages of both SECM and SECCM by forming an electrochemical droplet cell that embeds the Pt working electrode of the carbon barrel directly into the electrolyte meniscus formed upon sample contact from the electrolyte barrel. The versatility of the dual probe is demonstrated by mapping the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) current and the H 2 O 2 oxidation current of a Pt microstrip on a gold substrate. This allows simultaneous localized electrochemical measurements, highlighting the potential of the dual probe for broader applications in characterizing the electrocatalytic properties of materials.
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