Observation of discrete au nanoparticle collisions by electrocatalytic amplification using Pt ultramicroelectrode surface modification

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2671-2674

  Zhou, Hongjun ^a   Fan, Fu Ren F ^a   Bard, Allen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODIZATIONS; APPLIED POTENTIALS; AU NANOPARTICLE; CURRENT PULSE; CURRENT RESPONSE; ELECTROCATALYTIC; PT ELECTRODE; SURFACE MODIFICATION; THIN LAYERS; ULTRAMICROELECTRODES;

AMPLIFICATION; GOLD; MICROELECTRODES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; OXIDE FILMS; PLATINUM;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 77956835956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100963y     Document Type: Article

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