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Simultaneous imaging of the topography and electrochemical activity of a 2D carbon nanotube network using a dual functional L-shaped nanoprobe

Title
Simultaneous imaging of the topography and electrochemical activity of a 2D carbon nanotube network using a dual functional L-shaped nanoprobe
Author(s)
Lee, EunjooSung, JungwooAn, TaechangShin, HeungjooNam, Hong GilLim, Geunbae
Issued Date
2015-05
Citation
Analyst, v.140, no.9, pp.3150 - 3156
Type
Article
Keywords
ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPYHETEROGENEOUS ELECTRON-TRANSFERENZYME-ACTIVITYINTEGRATED AFMSECMPROBESFABRICATIONTRANSPORTSURFACESMODE
ISSN
0003-2654
Abstract
The application of nanomaterials for biosensors and fuel cells is becoming more common, but it requires an understanding of the relationship between the structure and electrochemical characteristics of the materials at the nanoscale. Herein, we report the development of scanning electrochemical microscopy-atomic force microscopy (SECM-AFM) nanoprobes for collecting spatially resolved data regarding the electrochemical activity of nanomaterials such as carbon nanotube (CNT) networks. The fabrication of the nanoprobe begins with the integration of a CNT-bundle wire into a conventional AFM probe followed by the deposition of an insulating layer and cutting of the probe end. In addition, a protrusive insulating tip is integrated at the end of the insulated CNT-bundle wire to maintain a constant distance between the nanoelectrode and the substrate; this yields an L-shaped nanoprobe. The resulting nanoprobes produced well-fitted maps of faradaic current data with less than 300 nm spatial resolution and topographical images of CNT networks owing to the small effective distance (of the order of tens of nanometers) between the electrode and the substrate. Electrochemical imaging using the L-shaped nanoprobe revealed that the electrochemical activity of the CNT network is not homogeneous and provided further understanding of the relationship between the topography and electrochemical characteristics of CNT networks.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/1671
DOI
10.1039/c4an02139h
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
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