Discharge cavitation during microwave electrochemistry at micrometre-sized electrodes

L. Rassaei, F. Marken, M. Nebel, W. Schuhmann, N.V. Rees, R.G. Compton

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Abstract

Microwave induced activation of electrochemical processes at microelectrodes (ca. 0.8 m diameter) immersed in aqueous electrolyte media is shown to be driven by (i) continuous stable cavitation (giving rise to Faradaic current enhancements by up to three orders of magnitude) and (ii) transient discharge cavitation on the s timescale (giving rise to cathodic plasma current spikes and more violent surface erosion effects).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)812-814
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume46
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2010

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