Five years of scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM): new insights and innovations

Scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) is a nanopipette-based technique which enables measurement of localised electrochemistry. SECCM has found use in a wide range of electrochemical applications, and due to the wider uptake of this technique in recent years, new applications and techniqu...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2024-07, Vol.16 (26), p.12345-12367
Main Authors: Gaudin, Lachlan F, Wright, India R, Harris-Lee, Thom R, Jayamaha, Gunani, Kang, Minkyung, Bentley, Cameron L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological materials
Electrochemical cells
Electrochemistry
Electrolytic analysis
Energy storage
Microscopy
Photoelectrochemistry
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Summary:Scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) is a nanopipette-based technique which enables measurement of localised electrochemistry. SECCM has found use in a wide range of electrochemical applications, and due to the wider uptake of this technique in recent years, new applications and techniques have been developed. This minireview has collected all SECCM research articles published in the last 5 years, to demonstrate and celebrate the recent advances, and to make it easier for SECCM researchers to remain well-informed. The wide range of SECCM applications is demonstrated, which are categorised here into electrocatalysis, electroanalysis, photoelectrochemistry, biological materials, energy storage materials, corrosion, electrosynthesis, and instrumental development. In the collection of this library of SECCM studies, a few key trends emerge. (1) The range of materials and processes explored with SECCM has grown, with new applications emerging constantly. (2) The instrumental capabilities of SECCM have grown, with creative techniques being developed from research groups worldwide. (3) The SECCM research community has grown significantly, with adoption of the SECCM technique becoming more prominent. The technique of Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy (SECCM) has been expanded in recent years, with new categories of materials being tested, implementation of new instrumental capabilities, and the rapid adoption of the technique worldwide.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/d4nr00859f