%0 Journal Article
%T Nano-Electrochemistry and Nano-Electrografting with an Original Combined AFM-SECM
%A Achraf Ghorbal
%A Federico Grisotto
%A Julienne Charlier
%A Serge Palacin
%A C¨¦dric Goyer
%A Christophe Demaille
%A Ammar Ben Brahim
%J Nanomaterials
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/nano3020303
%X This study demonstrates the advantages of the combination between atomic force microscopy and scanning electrochemical microscopy. The combined technique can perform nano-electrochemical measurements onto agarose surface and nano-electrografting of non-conducting polymers onto conducting surfaces. This work was achieved by manufacturing an original Atomic Force Microscopy-Scanning ElectroChemical Microscopy (AFM-SECM) electrode. The capabilities of the AFM-SECM-electrode were tested with the nano-electrografting of vinylic monomers initiated by aryl diazonium salts. Nano-electrochemical and technical processes were thoroughly described, so as to allow experiments reproducing. A plausible explanation of chemical and electrochemical mechanisms, leading to the nano-grafting process, was reported. This combined technique represents the first step towards improved nano-processes for the nano-electrografting.
%K AFM
%K SECM
%K nano-electrochemistry
%K nano-electrografting
%K AFM-SECM
%K surface
%K interface
%K nano-functionalization
%K nano-process
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/3/2/303