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  • Electrochemistry
  • Scanning Probe Microscopy

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  • Mobile ions in liquid environments hinder voltage-modulated scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques like Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM).
  • Understanding ion dynamics and electrochemical processes at the solid-liquid interface is crucial for fields like adsorption, electron transfer, and electrocatalysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and implement a novel technique, electrochemical force microscopy (EcFM), for probing local bias- and time-resolved ion dynamics.
  • To investigate electrochemical processes at the solid-liquid interface using EcFM.

Main Methods:

  • Development and application of electrochemical force microscopy (EcFM).
  • Utilizing EcFM for contact potential difference measurements, analogous to open-loop KPFM.
  • Employing EcFM to study charge screening mechanisms and electrochemical reactions within the probe-sample junction.

Main Results:

  • EcFM successfully performed contact potential difference measurements, aligning with KPFM principles.
  • Demonstrated EcFM's capability to investigate charge screening and electrochemical reactions.
  • Established EcFM as a force-based imaging mode for visualizing local electrochemical properties.

Conclusions:

  • Electrochemical force microscopy (EcFM) overcomes limitations of traditional KPFM in liquid environments.
  • EcFM provides a powerful tool for studying ion dynamics and electrochemical reactions at the solid-liquid interface.
  • This technique enables visualization of spatial variations in local electrochemical properties, advancing the understanding of interfacial phenomena.