Electrochemical Characteristics and Applications of Boron-Doped Polycrystalline Diamond Film Electrodes

The elcetrochemical characteristics of boron doped polycrystalline diamond thin film (BDF) electrode 4×4 mm 2 in size were studied using cyclic voltammetry and potentiostatic method. The diamond electrode exhibits adequate electrochemical activity and its response current changes linearly with K 3Fe(CN) 6 concentrations. The response current is proportional to the square root of the scan rate, reflecting mass transport controlled by planar diffusion. Stable mass transport can be quickly established within 4s. The BDF electrode provides good resolving power for the determination of lead and cadmium and gives satisfactory results in the analysis of pure water sample.

Application of Boron-doped Diamond Film Electrode in Fast Detection of Samonella in Water

[Objective] The study aimed to discuss the application of boron-doped diamond （BDD） film electrode in fast detection of samonella in water. [ Method] Boron-doped diamond film electrode was prepared and used as the working electrode in fast detection of salmonella in water using chronoamberometry, and the oxidation mechanism of the electrode acting on salmonella was discussed. [ Result] Compared with traditional biologi- cal methods, chronoamperometry could detect the number of salmonellae in water more simply, rapidly and sensitively. [ Conclusion] The method of using BDD electrode to detect salmonella quantity will be widely applied in future.

Electrochemical Detection of Clenbuterol in Pig Liver at Pyrrole DNA Modified Boron-doped Diamond Electrode

The direct detection of clenbuterol（CL） in pig liver without any extraction separation at a pyrrole-DNA modified boron-doped diamond（BDD） electrode is reported. The pyrrole-DNA modified BDD electrode has a strong electrocatalytic effect on the redox reaction of CL. One oxidization and two reduction peaks of CL appear at 340. 2, 299. 8 and 166. 6 mV（ versus SCE）, respectively. The pyrrole polymer alone cannot electrocatalyze the above reaction at a BDD electrode ; the electrocatalytic effect of a BDD electrode modified with DNA membrane is unsufficient for the analytical detection of CL; the replacement of boron-doped diamond by glass carbon makes the electrocatalytic reaction impossible ; the redox process is pH dependent. The influences of various experimental parameters on the pyrrole-DNA modified BDD electrode were investigated. A sensitive cyclic vohammetric response for CL was obtained in a linear range from 3.4 × 10^-6 to 5 × 10^ -4 mol/L with a detection limit of 8.5 × 10^-7 mol/L. A mean recovery of 102. 7% of CL in the pig liver sample solution and a reproducibility of 3.2% were obtained.

Electroanalytical Investigation on Paracetamol on Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode by Voltammetry

An electroanalytical method was developed for the direct quantitative determination of paracetamol in tablets based on its oxidation behavior. The electrochemical oxidation and determination of paracetamol were easily carried out on born-doped diamond (BDD) electrode using two voltammetric techniques (CV and DPV). The electrochemical measurements performed by cyclic voltammetric (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) techniques were carried out using a cathodically pretreated boron-doped diamond electrode in HClO4 and KClO4 electrolytes. HClO4 was then selected for analytical purposes and scan rate studies were also completed. The oxidation of the paracetamol is found to be irreversible and a diffusion-controlled nature of the paracetamol oxidation peak was established. A linear calibration curve for DPV analysis was constructed in the paracetamol concentration range from 0 μM to 13.87 μM, with 0.16 μM and 0.55 μM as the detection and quantification limit respectively.

Preparation, characterization and electrochemical properties of boron-doped diamond films on Nb substrates

A series of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond films were prepared by hot filament （HF） chemical vapor deposition on Nb substrates. The effects of B/C ratio of reaction gas on film morphology, growth rate, chemical bonding states, phase composition and electrochemical properties of each deposited sample were studied by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction, microhardness indentation, and electrochemical analysis. Results show that the average grain size of diamond and the growth rate decrease with increasing the B/C ratio. The diamond films exhibit excellent adhesion under Vickers microhardness testing （9.8 N load）. The sample with 2% B/C ratio has a wider potential window and a lower background current as well as a faster redox reaction rate in H2SO4 solution and KFe（CN）6 redox system compared with other doping level electrodes.

Electrochemical oxidation of reactive brilliant orange X-GN dye on boron-doped diamond anode

In this study,the electrochemical oxidation of reactive brilliant orange X-GN dye with a boron-doped diamond(BDD)anode was investigated.The BDD electrodes were deposited on the niobium(Nb)substrates by the hot filament chemical vapor deposition method.The effects of processing parameters,such as film thickness,current density,supporting electrolyte concentration,initial solution pH,solution temperature,and initial dye concentration,were evaluated following the variation in the degradation efficiency.The microstructure and the electrochemical property of BDD were characterized by scanning electron microscopy,Raman spectroscopy,and electrochemical workstation;and the degradation of X-GN was estimated using UV-Vis spectrophotometry.Further,the results indicated that the film thickness of BDD had a significant impact on the electrolysis of X-GN.After 3 h of treatment,100%color and 63.2%total organic carbon removal was achieved under optimized experimental conditions:current density of 100 mA/cm2,supporting electrolyte concentration of 0.05 mol/L,initial solution pH 3.08,and solution temperature of 60°C.

Ohmic and Schottky contacts of hydrogenated and oxygenated boron-doped single-crystal diamond with hill-like polycrystalline grains

Hill-like polycrystalline diamond grains(HPDGs)randomly emerged on a heavy boron-doped p+single-crystal diamond(SCD)film by prolonging the growth duration of the chemical vapor deposition process.The Raman spectral results confirm that a relatively higher boron concentration(~1.1×10^(21) cm^(-3))is detected on the HPDG with respect to the SCD region(~5.4×10^(20) cm^(-3)).It demonstrates that the Au/SCD interface can be modulated from ohmic to Schottky contact by varying the surface from hydrogen to oxygen termination.The current-voltage curve between two HPDGs is nearly linear with either oxygen or hydrogen termination,which means that the HPDGs provide a leakage path to form an ohmic contact.There are obvious rectification characteristics between oxygen-terminated HPDGs and SCD based on the difference in boron doping levels in those regions.The results reveal that the highly boron-doped HPDGs grown in SCD can be adopted as ohmic electrodes for Hall measurement and electronic devices.

Synthesis of Boron-doped Diamond/Porous Ti Composite Materials——Effect of Carbon Concentration

Highly boron-doped diamond films were deposited on porous titanium substrates by hot filament chemical vapor deposition technique. The morphology variation of highly boron-doped diamond films grown on porous titanium substrates was investigated, and the effects of carbon concentration on nucleation density and diamond growth were also studied. The continuous change of surface morphology and structure of diamond film were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The structures of diamond film and interlayer were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The quality of boron-doped diamond film was confirmed by visible Raman spectroscopy. The experimental results reveal that surface morphology and quality of boron-doped diamond films are various due to the change of carbon concentration. The thickness of intermediate layer decreases with the carbon concentration increasing.

Electrolytic Production of NF3 Using Boron-Doped Diamond Anode in Molten NH4F·2HF

The current efficiency for NF3 formation was independent on the current density in the range of 200 to 1,000 mA·cm^2. The average values of NF3 current efficiencies on the BDD （boron-doped diamond） anode with the boron-concentration of 2,500 ppm were 32.3% at 80℃, 63.3% at 100℃ and 59.7% at 120℃. The best current efficiencies for NF3 formation on the BDD anode with boron-concentrations of 2,500, 5,000 and 7,500 ppm were obtained at 100℃ and those were 63.3%, 73.3% and 56.2%, respectively. Although anode effect occurred on the BDD electrodes covered with a part of the surface of the spiculate structure, which had the boron-concentrations higher than 7,500 ppm, it did not take place on the BDD electrodes covered with the surface of diamond structure, even if the BDD electrode had the boron-concentration of 8,000 ppm.

Direct and Simultaneous Determination of Phenol, Hydroquinone and Nitrophenol at Boron-Doped Diamond Film Electrode

The electrochemical characteristics of multi-component phenolic pollutants, such as phenol （Ph）, hydroquinone （HQ） and 4-nitrophenol （4-NP）, were investigated on boron-doped diamond （BDD） film electrode by differential pulse voltammetry （DPV） technique. A simple and feasible platform was accordingly established for the direct and simultaneous determination of these three phenolic pollutants. Results showed that, Ph, HQ and 4-NP gave obvious oxidation peaks on BDD electrode at the potential of 1.24, 0.76 and 1.52 V, respectively. Each of them displayed good linear relationship between their oxidation peak currents and their corresponding concentrations in a rather wide range coexisting with one or two of the other phenolic pollutants. The detection limits of Ph, HQ and 4-NP were estimated to be as low as 1.82×10^-6, 1.67×10^-6 and 1.44×10^-6 mol·L^-1, respectively. Therefore, a promising direct and simultaneous electrochemical determination method of multi-component phenolic pollutants in wastewater samples was constructed successfully on BDD electrode with advantages being rapid, simple, convenient, sensitive, in situ and inexpensive.

A Diamond Electrochemical Cleaning Technique for Organic Contaminants on Silicon Wafer Surfaces

Peroxodiphosphate anion （a powerful oxidant） can be formed in a special water-based cleaning agent through an electrochemical reaction on boron-doped diamond electrodes. This electrochemical reaction was applied during the oxidation,decomposition, and removal of organic contaminations on a silicon wafer surface, and it was used as the first step in the diamond electrochemical cleaning technique （DECT）. The cleaning effects of DECT were compared with the RCA cleaning technique, including the silicon surface chemical composition that was observed with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and the morphology observed with atomic force microscopy. The measurement results show that the silicon surface cleaned by DECT has slightly less organic residue and lower micro-roughness,so the new technique is more effective than the RCA cleaning technique.

White electroluminescence of n-ZnO:Al/p-diamond heterostructure devices

An n-ZnO：A1/p-boron-doped diamond heterostructure electroluminescent device is produced, and a rectifying be- havior can be observed. The electroluminescence spectrum at room temperature exhibits two visible bands centred at 450 nm-485 nm （blue emission） and 570 nm-640 nm （yellow emission）. Light emission with a luminance of 15 cd/m2 is observed from the electroluminescent device at a forward applied voltage of 85 V, which is distinguished from white light by the naked eye.

新型纳米金刚石薄膜电极研究综述

文章基于纳米金刚石薄膜电极的电化学领域研究,综述了本课题组的相关工作。内容关注于纳米金刚石薄膜中导电晶粒和晶界对电化学贡献规律,新型纳米金刚石/石墨烯复合薄膜电极的电化学性能研究及在能源催化领域的应用研究等。

基于石墨电极的硅基金刚石日盲紫外探测器

金刚石优异的材料特性使其在日盲紫外探测领域有很大的应用潜力。本文采用微波等离子体化学气相沉积设备在(111)晶面单晶硅衬底上沉积金刚石薄膜,并基于该薄膜采用光刻胶热解法制备石墨材料平面叉指电极MSM结构金刚石日盲紫外探测器,为全碳金刚石探测器的实现提供了新方法。结果表明,该硅基金刚石薄膜为高取向多晶薄膜,(111)晶面的XRD 2θ扫描半峰宽为0.093°,拉曼光谱金刚石特征峰峰位1332 cm^(-1),半峰宽为4 cm^(-1),薄膜晶体质量较高;石墨电极紫外探测器在5 V偏置电压下的暗电流为2.07×10^(-8) A,光暗电流比为77,开关特性良好,并且石墨电极探测器具有优异的时间响应,上升时间为30 ms,下降时间为430 ms。

金刚石膜电极对有机污染物的电催化特性

研究了化学气相沉积法 (CVD)制备得到的掺硼金刚石膜电极的物理性质和电化学性能 .用扫描电子显微镜 (SEM )法表征了金刚石膜的表面微观结构 ,采用循环伏安法和交流阻抗法研究了电极的电化学性质 .结果表明 ,金刚石薄膜表面形态为复晶结构 ,颗粒大小均匀 ,掺硼后使电极具有良好的导电性能 .金刚石膜电极具有很宽的电势窗口 ,在酸性、中性和碱性 3种介质中分别为 4 3V、4 0V和 3 0V .同时 ,金刚石膜电极的背景电流非常低 ,为 - 9× 1 0 -6～ 5× 1 0 -7A .在铁氰化钾电解液中 ,金刚石膜电极表面在反应过程中始终保持良好的活性 ,在表面进行的电化学反应具有良好的准可逆性 ,其电极动力学主要是受扩散过程所控制 .金刚石膜电极对有机污染物的催化氧化作用具有选择性 .与铂电极和石墨电极相比 ,金刚石膜电极对苯酚、硝基苯等芳香化合物的催化氧化强烈 ,氧化过程较为简单、彻底 .

金刚石膜电极电化学处理污染物的研究

采用人工合成的金刚石膜电极进行电化学氧化降解处理污染物的探索工作,已成为环境电化学领域中最为关注的国际性研究热点之一。从电催化氧化降解技术处理污染物的研究现状及其存在的问题出发,分析了适用于污染物降解处理的高效电极材料应具有的表面特性及其电化学性质。在综述了金刚石膜电化学研究以及应用于污染物处理的工作基础上,结合近期相关的研究结果,论述了金刚石膜电极的电化学特性以及对污染物氧化降解的应用和降解机理。金刚石膜电极将是未来环保处理中非常适用、高效、稳定的电极材料。

掺硼浓度对金刚石薄膜电极电化学性能影响的研究

以不同掺硼浓度的金刚石薄膜作为电极材料,采用循环伏安法和交流阻抗法研究了电极的电化学性能,着重分析了掺硼浓度对金刚石电极电化学性能的影响。结果表明,随着掺硼浓度的增加,电极的电势窗口略微变小,背景电流也随之变大。在铁氰化钾电解液中,未掺杂金刚石薄膜的电极表面进行的不是可逆反应,而硼掺杂金刚石膜电极表面在反应过程中有着良好的活性和准可逆性;并且随着掺硼浓度的增加,其动力学过程主要受扩散过程控制。金刚石膜电极对苯酚模拟有机污染物的循环伏安实验表明,所考察的三个硼浓度不断增加的电极的氧化峰电流密度分别为0.8,1.9和5.1mA?cm?2,说明在本实验范围内,金刚石膜电极对苯酚催化氧化作用随着掺硼浓度的增加而增强。

掺硼多晶金刚石膜的电化学性能研究

采用EACVD(E lectron Assisted Chem ical Vapor Deposition)方法制备了掺硼金刚石膜,并用扫描电镜、拉曼光谱及霍尔效应等测试方法对其表面形貌、生长特性、载流子浓度以及导电性能进行了分析.测试结果表明,掺硼金刚石膜是由微米级晶粒组成的多晶膜,其载流子浓度为4.88×1020cm-3,电阻率为0.03Ω.cm,是高品质金刚石膜.用该金刚石膜制作电化学电极,利用循环伏安法分别测量了金刚石膜电极在氯化钾空白底液、亚铁氰化钾溶液和左旋半胱氨酸溶液中的循环伏安曲线,发现该金刚石膜电极在水溶液中具有宽的电化学窗口(约为3.7 V)和接近零的背景电流,在生物制剂的检测中具有很高的灵敏度和良好的稳定性,是一种理想的电化学电极材料.

金刚石薄膜电化学

金刚石由于其特殊的物理与化学性质 ,早在几百年前就吸引了人们对它的关注。化学气相沉积 (chemicalvapordeposition ,CVD)法制备的高掺杂硼复合多晶金刚石薄膜 ,为金刚石薄膜在电化学中的应用开辟了新的领域。作为新型碳素电极材料 ,高掺杂硼复合多晶金刚石薄膜具有许多目前使用的电极材料所不可比拟的优异特性如 :宽电化学势窗 ,低残留电流 ,极好的电化学稳定性以及表面不易被污染等。本文综述了高掺杂硼复合多晶金刚石薄膜电极在电化学中的几个重要应用 ,包括电分析、电合成及电化学法处理废水等。

掺硼金刚石薄膜电极电催化降解染料废水的研究

通过测试新型掺硼金刚石薄膜电极的电化学性质,发现掺硼金刚石薄膜电极具有较高的析氢析氧过电位,有效地抑制了析氧副反应,具有较高的催化氧化效率。在研究活性艳红模拟染料废水在该电极上的催化降解过程中,考察了不同工艺条件:活性炭投加、电解质、电流密度、pH值和染料废水的初始浓度对染料降解脱除的影响。实验结果表明:在酸性介质中,投加一定量的活性炭和2gL-1硫酸钠电解质,选用电流密度为0.08Acm-2,来处理高浓度染料废水色度去除率可达到99%。由染料废水处理前后的紫外可见光谱表明电解不仅破坏了染料分子中的偶氮共轭发色基团,达到去色的目的,还可以断裂其他难降解小分子基团。