Potential-induced switching of electrical contact by controlling droplet shapes at hydrophilic/hydrophobic interfaces

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 814-818

  Wang, Xuemei ^a   Katz, Eugenii ^a   Willner, Itamar ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bipyridinium electrochemistry; Contact angle; Electrochemical switch; Modified electrode; Monolayer

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; SWITCHING;

POTENTIAL-INDUCED SWITCHING;

ELECTROLYTES;

BIPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ELECTROLYTE; GOLD; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0043192511     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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