Oxygenated cup-stacked carbon nanofibers (CSCNFs), the surface of which provides highly ordered graphene edges and oxygen-containing functional groups, were investigated as electrode materials by using typical redox species in electrochemistry, Fe(2+/3+), [Fe(CN)6](3-/4-), and dopamine. The electron transfer rates for these redox species at oxygenated CSCNF electrodes were higher than those at ...

Isotropic carbon is the material of choice for the rareisotope production target and beam catchers of the future Super-FRS. During operation both components are exposed to high-intensity ion beams and may suffer from radiation damage. To better understand damage formation processes in graphite, irradiation experiments were performed at the X0 beamline using 11.1 MeV/u Au-ions and different flue...

background: high concentration of salt makes biological treatment impossible due to bacterial plasmolysis. the present research studies the process of electrochemical oxidation efficiency and optimal levels as important factors affecting ph, salt concentration, reaction time and applied voltage. methods: the sample included graphite electrodes with specifications of 2.5 cm diameter and 15 cm he...

Single-layered graphene has unique electronic, chemical, and electromechanical properties. Recently, graphite exfoliation in N-methylpyrrolidone and molten salt has been demonstrated to generate monolayer exfoliated graphene sheets (EGS). However, these solvents are either high-priced or require special care and have high boiling points and viscosities, making it difficult to deposit the disper...

Reflection high-energy electron diffraction is presented as a contactless, surface-specific method to probe the ion organization and layering at the ionic liquid-solid interfaces. Three regimes can be identified for the structure of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([EMIM][Tf2N]) on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, which is strongly dependent on the distances of ...

We report a direct square-wave voltammetric study of the iron-sulfur enzyme, aconitase, at the pyrolytic graphite edge electrode. New and established redox driven reactions were observed and the equilibrium reduction potential for each couple was determined: E0'[3Fe-4S]1+/0 = -268 mV, E0'[4Fe-4S]2+/1+ = -450 mV, E0'[4Fe-4S]3+/2+ = +100 mV, E0'Linear Form = -281 mV, and putatively, E0'[3Fe-4S]0/...

DNA adsorption on electrode surfaces is of fundamental interest for the development of DNA-based biosensors. The free adsorption of 10-mer synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) onto highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surfaces was studied using Magnetic AC mode atomic force microscopy (MAC Mode AFM). The mechanism of interaction of nucleic acids with carbon electrode surfaces was elucida...

Abstract A detailed stratigraphic investigation of the intercalation mechanism when graphite electrodes are immersed inside diluted perchloric (HClO 4 ) and sulfuric (H 2 SO electrolytes is obtained by comparing results crystals simply in same acid solutions. By combining time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) in-situ atomic force microscopy (AFM), we provide a picture chemic...

Mono-molecular films formed by physical adsorption and dendrimer self-assembly were prepared on various substrate surfaces. It was demonstrated that a uniform dendrimer-based monolayer on the subnanometer scale can be easily constructed via simple dip coating. Furthermore, it was shown that an epitaxially grown monolayer film reflecting the crystal structure of the substrate (highly ordered pyr...