Fabrication and Use of Nanometer-Sized Electrodes in Electrochemistry
10.1126/science.250.4984.1118
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Abstract

Electrodes with electrochemical dimensions as small as 10 angstroms have been fabricated and used for electrochemical studies. These nanometer-scale electrodes have enabled the measurement of electron-transfer rate constants, k het , that are two orders of magnitude faster than k het values accessible with any other electrochemical method.

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Penner, R. M., Heben, M. J., Longin, T. L., & Lewis, N. S. (1990). Fabrication and Use of Nanometer-Sized Electrodes in Electrochemistry. Science, 250(4984), 1118–1121.

Authors 4
  1. Reginald M. Penner (first)
  2. Michael J. Heben (additional)
  3. Teresa L. Longin (additional)
  4. Nathan S. Lewis (additional)
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