Observation of the surface stress induced in microcantilevers by electrochemical redox processes

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作者
Tian, F [1 ]
Pei, JH [1 ]
Hedden, DL [1 ]
Brown, GM [1 ]
Thundat, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
关键词
surface stress; microcantilever; deflection; electrochemical potential;
D O I
10.1016/j.ultramic.2003.12.012
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TH742 [显微镜];
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摘要
The potential-induced surface stress of a solid electrode was investigated in an electrochemical cell. Gold-coated atomic force microscopy microcantilevers were used as working electrodes to measure the current-potential response (by cyclic voltammetry) and simultaneous bending characteristics in solutions of NaNO3 and K3Fe(CN)(6)/NaNO3. The observed changes of differential surface stress at a microcantilever electrode were attributed to electrochemical-potential-induced changes in surface charge density, ion adsorption/desorption, and electron transfer across the electrode surface. The potential dependent change in stress shows promise for the study of microscopic properties at the solid-electrolyte interface. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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