• 文献标题:   Dual harmonic Kelvin probe force microscopy at the graphene-liquid interface
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   COLLINS L, KILPATRICK JI, VLASSIOUK IV, TSELEV A, WEBER SAL, JESSE S, KALININ SV, RODRIGUEZ BJ
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Coll Dublin
  • 被引频次:   28
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4870074
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) is a powerful technique for the determination of the contact potential difference (CPD) between an atomic force microscope tip and a sample under ambient and vacuum conditions. However, for many energy storage and conversion systems, including graphene-based electrochemical capacitors, understanding electrochemical phenomena at the solid-liquid interface is paramount. Despite the vast potential to provide fundamental insight for energy storage materials at the nanoscale, KPFM has found limited applicability in liquid environments to date. Here, using dual harmonic (DH)-KPFM, we demonstrate CPD imaging of graphene in liquid. We find good agreement with measurements performed in air, highlighting the potential of DH-KPFM to probe electrochemistry at the graphene-liquid interface. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.