title: Structure, Electronic Properties, and Electrochemical Behavior of a Boron-Doped Diamond/Quartz Optically Transparent Electrode.
abstract: The morphology, microstructure, chemistry, electronic properties, and electrochemical behavior of a boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond (BDD) thin film grown on quartz were evaluated. Diamond optically transparent electrodes (OTEs) are useful for transmission spectroelectrochemical measurements, offering excellent stability during anodic and cathodic polarization and exposure to a variety of chemical environments. We report on the characterization of a BDD OTE by atomic force microscopy, optical spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopic mapping, alternating-current Hall effect measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electrochemical methods. The results reported herein provide the first comprehensive study of the relationship between the physical and chemical structure and electronic properties of a diamond OTE and the electrode's electrochemical activity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos , C. P. 676, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Naihara
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wächter
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Munson
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jarošová
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
authors.forename: Isil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Berkun
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos , C. P. 676, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Romeu C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rocha-Filho
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
authors.forename: Greg M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Swain
keywords: electrochemical characterization; ionic liquids; optical, chemical, and electronic properties; optically transparent diamond electrode