Carbon Thin-Film Electrodes as High-Performing Substrates for Correlative Single Entity Electrochemistry.

ABSTRACT: Correlative methods to characterize single entities by electrochemistry and microscopy/spectroscopy are increasingly needed to elucidate structure-function relationships of nanomaterials. However, the technical constraints often differ depending on the characterization techniques to be applied in combination. One of the cornerstones of correlative single-entity electrochemistry (SEE) is the substrate, which needs to achieve a high conductivity, low roughness, and electrochemical inertness. This work shows that graphitized sputtered carbon thin films constitute excellent electrodes for SEE while enabling characterization with scanning probe, optical, electron, and X-ray microscopies. Three different correlative SEE experiments using nanoparticles, nanocubes, and 2D Ti₃C₂

SUBMITTER: Cabre MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11740950 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature