title: Discharge cavitation during microwave electrochemistry at micrometre-sized electrodes.
abstract: Microwave induced activation of electrochemical processes at microelectrodes (ca. 0.8 microm diameter) immersed in aqueous electrolyte media is shown to be driven by (i) continuous stable cavitation (giving rise to Faradaic current enhancements by up to three orders of magnitude) and (ii) transient discharge cavitation on the micros timescale (giving rise to cathodic plasma current spikes and more violent surface erosion effects).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK BA2 7AY.
authors.forename: Liza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rassaei
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nebel
authors.forename: Neil V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Compton
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schuhmann
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marken
mesh_terms: D004563:Electrochemistry; D008839:Microelectrodes; D008872:Microwaves; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010316:Particle Size; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; D010984:Platinum