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Functionalized Carbon Nanoparticles, Blacks and Soots as Electron‐Transfer Building Blocks and Conduits
Author(s) -
Lawrence Katherine,
Baker Charlotte L.,
James Tony D.,
Bull Steven D.,
Lawrence Ruth,
Mitchels John M.,
Opallo Marcin,
Arotiba Omotayo A.,
Ozoemena Kenneth I.,
Marken Frank
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201301657
Subject(s) - materials science , surface modification , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , carbon fibers , electrochemistry , electrode , nanostructure , electron transfer , composite number , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering
Functionalized carbon nanoparticles (or blacks) have promise as novel active high‐surface‐area electrode materials, as conduits for electrons to enzymes or connections through lipid films, or as nano‐building blocks in electroanalysis. With previous applications of bare nanoblacks and composites mainly in electrochemical charge storage and as substrates in fuel cell devices, the full range of benefits of bare and functionalized carbon nanoparticles in assemblies and composite (bio)electrodes is still emerging. Carbon nanoparticles are readily surface‐modified, functionalized, embedded, or assembled into nanostructures, employed in bioelectrochemical systems, and incorporated into novel electrochemical sensing devices. This focus review summarizes aspects of a rapidly growing field and some of the recent developments in carbon nanoparticle functionalization with potential applications in (bio)electrochemical, photoelectrochemical, and electroanalytical processes.