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Definitive Evidence for Fast Electron Transfer at Pristine Basal Plane Graphite from High‐Resolution Electrochemical Imaging
Author(s) -
Lai Stanley C. S.,
Patel Anisha N.,
McKelvey Kim,
Unwin Patrick R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201200564
Subject(s) - basal plane , pyrolytic carbon , electrochemistry , highly oriented pyrolytic graphite , electron transfer , graphite , high resolution , nanotechnology , materials science , resolution (logic) , electron , computer science , chemistry , physics , crystallography , geology , photochemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , artificial intelligence , composite material , remote sensing , pyrolysis , quantum mechanics
After all, it's active : High‐resolution scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) demonstrates that electron transfer at the basal plane of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) is fast. This finding requires radical revision of the current textbook model for HOPG electrochemistry.