In this work the electric discharge machining (EDM) implementing with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) as a miniscule electrode for pursuing precise surface modification was studied. The excellent upright growth of carbon nanotubes on copper based alloy substrates by a radio frequency (RF) assisted hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) method suggests us to exploit MWCNTs as the min...

The spatial redistribution of the charged point defects under direct-current (DC) biasing can have significant implications for electroceramic device performance and lifetime [1,2]. The transport behavior of point defects is regulated by the boundary conditions of the electrodes, which can block ion transfer across the interface to varying degrees. When the electrodes are impermeable to mass tr...

The electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose at Au nanoparticle-modified PFC electrodes has been studied using voltammetry technique in a (5 mM glucose + 0.1 M NaOH) solution. The PFC electrode didn't show any activity in the potential of interest (i.e. −0.8 V to 0.8 V). However, a very interesting positive catalytic effect was observed upon modification of the electrode surface with gold nanopart...

we explore electro-catalytic properties of a system consisting of platinum and palladium nanoparticles dispersed over a nanotubular self-organized tio2 matrix. these electrodes prepared by electroess and microemulsion of palladium and palladium nanoparticles on to tio2 nanotubes, respectively. titanium oxide nanotubes were fabricated by anodizing titanium foil in ethylene glycol (eg) fluoride-c...

Non-catalytic direct electron transfer (DET) signal of Compound I of horseradish peroxidase (POD) was first detected at 0.7 V on POD/carbon nanotube mixture-modified electrodes. Excellent performance of DET-type bioelectrocatalysis was achieved with POD immobilized with glutaraldehyde on Ketjen Black (KB)-modified electrodes for H2O2 reduction with an onset potential of 0.65 V (vs. Ag | AgCl | ...

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, EIS, has been applied for characterization of electrochemically modified graphite electrodes in the sulphuric acid solution. Graphite modifications were performed by potential cyclization between potentials of graphite oxide formation/reduction, different number of cycles, and prolonged reduction steps after cyclization. Impedance spectra measured at two ...

This article presents use of electric field for manipulation of biological cells and modification of their physical properties in microfluidic chambers. Some fabrication procedures of electrodes and microfluidic chambers are presented, from thin film metal electrodes to three-dimensional structures. Strong electric field pulses induce formation of pores in cell membrane (electroporation), which...

A novel biosensor based on carbon nanofibers/diamine oxidase was prepared by modification of screen-printing electrodes. The enzyme diamine oxidase was immobilized onto the carbon nanofibers modified carbon screen-printed electrodes by drop and dry method followed by cross-linking reaction with glutaraldehyde. The presence of norepinephrine in analyzed samples was correlated to increasing of ca...

nowadays use of detergents and cleaners becomes one of the essential of human life's. since these materials enter to the sewage systems, due to the existing poly phosphate, reacts with water and gradually becomes into phosphate ions and cause too many environmental problems that always have considered environmentalists. this study examined three factors was investigated in the removal of p...

Replacing the nonyl groups on the solar cell dye Ru(4,4'-carboxylic acid-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-dinonyl-2,2'-bipyridine)(NCS)(2) (Z-907) with amino groups results in a marked decrease in solar cell performance. This is despite the fact that the amino derivative (Z-960) has more favourable light absorption characteristics than Z-907 when used with thick nanocrystalline TiO(2) layers. Electron tra...