Chemically Modified Electrodes

1 edition 

by Dieter M. Kolb (Editor) (Author), Jacek Lipkowski (Editor) (Author), Phil Ross (Editor) (Author)  

With contributions from an international group of expert authors, this book includes the latest trends in tailoring interfacial properties electrochemically. The chapters cover various organic and inorganic compounds, with applications ranging from electrochemistry to nanotechnology and biology. From the contents: * Electrode modification by self-assembled monolayers: Fundamentals and applications of thiols and related compounds * Electrochemically active polyelectrolyte modified electrodes * Electrochemistry on carbon nanotube modified surfaces * Nanostructured electrodes with unique properties for biological and other applications * Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) for electrochemical sensing Of interest to physical, surface and electrochemists, materials scientists and physicists About The Author: Richard C. Alkire, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA Dieter M. Kolb, Department of Electrochemistry, University of Ulm, Germany Jacek Lipkowski, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Canada Philip N. Ross, Materials Science Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA Table Of Contents: Preface ix List of Contributors xi 1 Nanostructured Electrodes with Unique Properties for Biological and Other Applications J. Justin Gooding Leo M. H. Lai Ian Y. Goon 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 High Surface Area Electrodes 2 1.2.1 Attachment of Nanoparticles onto Electrodes 3 1.2.2 Templating using Membranes 12 1.2.3 Templating using Lyotropic Liquid Crystals 19 1.2.4 Colloidal Templates 22 1.3 Catalytic Properties 23 1.4 Exploiting Nanoscale Control to Interface Electrodes with Biomolecules 27 1.4.1 Plugging Nanomaterials into Proteins-Nanoparticles 27 1.4.2 Plugging Nanomaterials into Proteins-Carbon Nanotubes 29 1.4.3 Plugging Nanomaterials into Proteins-Molecular Wires 31 1.4.3.1 Nanostructuring Electrodes to Achieve Intimate Connectivity with Biomolecules 32 1.4.3.2 Nanostructuring Electrodes using Rigid M.