Singlet Oxygen and the Origin of Oxygen Functionalities on the Surface of Carbon Electrodes.

Korbua ChaisiwamongkholChristopher Batchelor-McAuleyRobert G PalgraveRichard G Compton

Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) (2018)

The generation of oxygen-containing functionalities on pristine carbon surfaces is investigated and shown to be light sensitive, specifically to infra-red radiation. A mechanistic route involving singlet oxygen, 1 O2 , is proposed and evidenced.

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