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Screening metal nanoparticles using boron-doped diamond microelectrodes

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Publication Date2016-01-01
JournalAIP conference proceedings
AuthorsTribidasari A. Ivandini, Prasmita K. Rangkuti, Yasuaki Einaga
InstitutionsUniversity of Indonesia

Boron-doped diamond (BDD) microelectrodes were used to observe the correlation between electrocatalytic currents caused by individual Pt nanoparticle (Pt-np) collisions at the electrode. The BDD microelectrodes, ∌20 ”m diameter and ∌2 ”m particle size, were fabricated at the surface of tungsten wires. Pt-np with a size of 1 to 5 nm with agglomerations up to 20 nm was used for observation. The electrolytic currents were observed via catalytic reaction of 15 mM hydrazine in 50 mM phosphate buffer solution at Pt-np at 0.4 V when it collides with the surface of the microelectrodes. The low current noise and wider potential window in the measurements using BDD microelectrode produced a better results, which represents a better correlation to the TEM result of the Pt-np, compared to when gold microelectrodes was used.