Fabrication of Robust Reference Tips and Reference Electrodes for Kelvin Probe Applications in Changing Atmospheres

The scanning Kelvin probe (SKP) is a versatile method for the measurement of the Volta potential difference between a sample and the SKP-tip (ΔψsampleSKP-tip). Based on suitable calibration, this technique is highly suited for the application in corrosion science due to its ability to serve as a ver...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 33(2017), 41 vom: 17. Okt., Seite 10807-10817
1. Verfasser: Uebel, M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Vimalanandan, A, Laaboudi, A, Evers, S, Stratmann, M, Diesing, D, Rohwerder, M
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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520 |a The scanning Kelvin probe (SKP) is a versatile method for the measurement of the Volta potential difference between a sample and the SKP-tip (ΔψsampleSKP-tip). Based on suitable calibration, this technique is highly suited for the application in corrosion science due to its ability to serve as a very sensitive noncontact and nondestructive method for determining the electrode potential, even at buried interfaces beneath coatings or on surfaces covered by ultrathin electrolyte layers, which are not accessible by standard reference electrodes. However, the potential of the reference (i.e., the SKP-tip) will be influenced by variations of the surrounding atmosphere, resulting in errors of the electrode potential referred to the sample. The objective of this work is to provide a stable SKP-tip which can be used in different or changing atmosphere, e.g., within a wide range of relative humidity (approximately 0-99%-rh) or varying O2 partial pressure, without showing a change of its potential (note that the work functions measured in non-UHV atmospheres are electrochemical in nature [Hausbrand et al. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2008, 155 (7), C369-C379], and hence in the following we will refer to the potential of the SKP-tip instead of its work function). In that regard, the SKP-tip is in a first approach modified with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) in order to create a hydrophobic barrier between the metallic surface and the surrounding atmosphere. The changes in potential upon varying relative humidity (ΔErh) of different bare metallic substrates are quantified, and it is shown that these potential differences cannot be minimized by SAMs. On the contrary, the ΔErh increases for every examined material system modified with SAMs. The major explanation for this observation is the dipole layer at the interface metal|SAM, causing an interfacial adsorption of water molecules even in a preferred orientation of their dipole moments, which leads to a changed work function and consequently to the correlated electrode potential. However, thin paraffin coatings were found to lead to a strongly reduced ΔErh, finally validated with novel robust Ag/Ag+ reference electrodes. It is also shown that nickel as SKP-tip material is seemingly more stable in varying atmospheric conditions compared to widely used Ni/Cr, stainless steel, or gold as SKP-tip material 
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700 1 |a Laaboudi, A  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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700 1 |a Stratmann, M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Diesing, D  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Rohwerder, M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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