Abstract
Boron-doped diamond (BDD) has attracted much attention as a promising electrode material, because it has excellent electrochemical properties such as a wide potential window and low background current. It is known that the electrochemical properties of BDD electrodes are very sensitive to the surface termination such as to whether it is hydrogen- or oxygen-terminated. Especially for electrochemical sensor application, pretreating BDD electrodes by cathodic reduction (CR) to hydrogenate the surface has been widely used to achieve high sensitivity. However, little is known about the effects of the CR treatment conditions on surface hydrogenation. In this chapter, at first, a systematic study of CR treatments in order that we can achieve effective surface hydrogenation is discussed. Also, direct observation of surface hydroxylation by anodic oxidation was reported. We have developed in situ spectroscopic measurement systems on BDD electrodes, i.e., in situ attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR) and electrochemical X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (EC-XPS). Furthermore, surface modification by functional molecules to introduce specific functions is also discussed. As examples, photochemical modification method via UV irradiation and electrochemical modification method are introduced. These surface control and modification should be important not only for better understanding of BDD’s fundamentals but also for a variety of applications.
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Einaga, Y., Kasahara, S., Natsui, K. (2022). Electrochemical Properties of BDD Electrodes by Surface Control. In: Einaga, Y. (eds) Diamond Electrodes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7834-9_2
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