Issue 70, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Facile decrease in the electron-transfer rate and surface roughness of gold by ultrasonic treatment†

Kyungmin Jo,a   Gorachand Dutta,a   Jeong Won Kimb  and  Haesik Yang*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Institute of Functional Material, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea
E-mail: hyang@pusan.ac.kr
Fax: +82 51 516 7421
Tel: +82 51 510 3681

b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 305-340, Korea

Abstract

This communication reports that the electron-transfer rate and surface roughness of Au electrodes can be decreased simply by ultrasonic treatment. It seems that the hydroxyl radical generated during ultrasonic treatment plays an important role, as in the case of treatment with Fenton's reagent.

Graphical abstract: Facile decrease in the electron-transfer rate and surface roughness of gold by ultrasonic treatment

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC33875K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 May 2012
Accepted
16 Jul 2012
First published
27 Jul 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8841-8843

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Facile decrease in the electron-transfer rate and surface roughness of gold by ultrasonic treatment

K. Jo, G. Dutta, J. W. Kim and H. Yang, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 8841 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC33875K

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