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The above predictions will now be compared with the experimental results. The high probability volume agrees well with the movable slit observations above. The predicted low collection efficiency for electrons is also observed. Figure 5 (bottom) shows the ratio of negative to positive ion current collected on the blanked-off conical electrode for different gases. For the rare gases this ratio is small especially at low pressures while... 

Levich124 has given the relationships between the limiting current i) and the bulk concentration C of the metal ion for plate electrodes, conical electrodes and rotated disc electrodes (RDEs) under hydrodynamic conditions anticipating his well known equations treated in Section 3.3.2.2 on hydrodynamic electrodes, we may assume the relationships concerned using the more general equation... 

Davis et. al. (64) have calculated the steady-state thin-layer current component for a series of electrode geometries. In their derivation, these authors have assumed that the flux between the electrodes is one-dimensional (perpendicular to the plane). Particularly relevant to the STM geometry are the equations for the current in a conical electrode/planar electrode TLC, Icon, and those for a hemispherical electrode/planar electrode TLC, Xhsph (64> ... 

As described in the introduction, submicrometer disk electrodes are extremely useful to probe local chemical events at the surface of a variety of substrates. However, when an electrode is placed close to a surface, the diffusion layer may extend from the microelectrode to the surface. Under these conditions, the equations developed for semi-infinite linear diffusion are no longer appropriate because the boundary conditions are no longer correct [97]. If the substrate is an insulator, the measured current will be lower than under conditions of semi-infinite linear diffusion, because the microelectrode and substrate both block free diffusion to the electrode. This phenomena is referred to as shielding. On the other hand, if the substrate is a conductor, the current will be enhanced if the couple examined is chemically stable. For example, a species that is reduced at the microelectrode can be oxidized at the conductor and then return to the microelectrode, a process referred to as feedback. This will occur even if the conductor is not electrically connected to a potentiostat, because the potential of the conductor will be the same as that of the solution. Both shielding and feedback are sensitive to the diameter of the insulating material surrounding the microelectrode surface, because this will affect the size and shape of the diffusion layer. When these concepts are taken into account, the use of scanning electrochemical microscopy can provide quantitative results. For example, with the use of a 30-nm conical electrode, diffusion coefficients have been measured inside a polymer film that is itself only 200 nm thick [98]. 

Another type of nondisk-shaped SECM tips are UMEs shaped as spherical caps. They can be obtained, for example, by reducing mercuric ions on an inlaid Pt disk electrode or simply by dipping a Pt UME into mercury [15]. An approximate procedure developed for conical geometry was also used to model spherical cap tips [12]. Selzer and Mandler performed accurate simulations of hemispherical tips using the alternative direction implicit final difference method to obtain steady-state approach curves and current transients [14]. As with conical electrodes, the feedback magnitude deceases with increasing height of the spherical cap, and it is much lower for a hemispherical tip than for the one shaped as a disk. 

Fig. 3.13 Popular ultra-micro electrode (UME) geometries, a radius of disk or finite conical electrode, r0 radius of hemispherical electrode, b inner radius of ring electrode, and c outer radius of ring electrode (after Zoski 2002)...

L, the tip diffusion layer is not affected by the substrate and the current is ij oo and is independent of L. The standard type of tip is the cross section of a micron-sized wire sealed in an insulator such as glass that is beveled to allow close approach of the tip to the substrate. This tip geometry is most frequently employed because the tip surface is parallel to the substrate and maximizes the feedback effect discussed below. Conical electrodes such as etched STM-like tips are occasionally used when a disk geometry is not feasible, although the feedback (/t/ t,oo) is smaller [26]. 

Leonhardt, K., Avdic, A., Lugstein, A. etal. (2011) Atomic force microscopy-scaiming electrochemical microscopy influence of tip geometry and insulation defects on diffusion controlled currents at conical electrodes. Analytical Chemistry, 83, 2971-2977. 

Examples of the different types of pH electrodes are illustrated in Figure 11. The spherical type is most frequently used for the direct measurement of pH or for acid - base monitoring. It is robust and appropriate for most routine applications. Conical electrodes can be used as stick-in electrodes for pH measurements in meat, bread, cheese, etc. A conical membrane can easily be cleaned, which is important if measurements are to be made in highly viscous or turbid media. A flat membrane facilitates pH measurements on surfaces, such as on human skin. 

Conical-shaped ultramicroelectrodes (UMEs) are of special interest in connection with the imaging of surfaces, in kinetic studies, in probing thin films, and in probing minute environments, such as single cells. The most common fabrication procedure is by the etching of platinum wire or carbon fibers followed by coating with an insulating material except at the apex of the electrode. In this section, the fabrication of both blunt and sharp conical electrodes are discussed. 

Once fabricated, the conical electrodes can be characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), steady-state voltammetry (SSV), and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) (see Chapter 12). 

FIGURE 15.1 Examples of nanoelectrode geometries (a) band, (b) conical electrode, (c) spherical cap, (d) inlaid disk, (e) recessed disk, and (f) nanopore. 

Davis, J. M., Fan, F.-R. F, Bard, A. J. Currents in thin layer electrochemical cells with spherical and conical electrodes, J. Electroanal. Chem. 1987, 238, 9-31. 

Another model eonsidered the fabrie to be substituted by an equivalent perforated sheet which effectively was a solid equivalent polymer sheet as the previous case, but this time covering a fraction of area of the electrode plates. The authors argued that this fraction could be approximated by the fractional cover of the fabric. The results indicated slight improvement for the second model over the first one for tests carried out with plain woven fabrics made from high density polypropylene monofilaments [8]. Hearle also reported similar models and applied them to calculate the permittivity and loss factor of fiber materials from capacitance measurements of yams using a pair of specially designed conical electrode plates [9-10]. 

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