Adsorption and Assembly of Ions and Organic Molecules at Electrochemical Interfaces: Nanoscale Aspects
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- Soichiro Yoshimoto
- Priority Organization for Innovation and Excellence, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Kingo Itaya
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan:
Description
<jats:p> We describe the history of electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and advances made in this field during the past 20 years. In situ STM allows one to monitor various electrode processes, such as the underpotential deposition of copper and silver ions; the specific adsorption of iodine and sulfate/bisulfate ions; electrochemical dissolution processes of silicon and gold single-crystal surfaces in electrolyte solutions; and the molecular assembly of metalloporphyrins, metallophthalocyanines, and fullerenes, at atomic and/or molecular resolution. Furthermore, a laser confocal microscope, combined with a differential interference contrast microscope, enables investigation of the dynamics of electrochemical processes at atomic resolution. </jats:p>
Journal
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- Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry
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Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry 6 (1), 213-235, 2013-06-12
Annual Reviews