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Tiansheng Huang^1,2, Jiongshen Pan^1,2, Qijian Yuan^1,2

¹Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.

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This study introduces waveguide-engineered modal interference for ultrasensitive optical detection of electrocatalytic processes. This method enhances refractive index sensitivity, enabling precise monitoring of chemical dynamics near electrode surfaces during operando studies.

Keywords:

dispersion turning point electrocatalysis fiber-optic sensor methanol oxidation reaction operando techniques

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Area of Science:

Electrochemistry
Optical Sensing
Materials Science

Background:

Optical detection and sensing are crucial for operando characterization of electrochemical systems.
Mass transfer at electrode-electrolyte interfaces alters optical properties, but short path lengths limit detection.
Current methods face limitations in sensitivity for interfacial chemical dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an ultrasensitive method for detecting electrocatalytic processes using optical techniques.
To overcome the limitations of short optical path lengths at electrode-electrolyte interfaces.
To demonstrate enhanced refractive index sensitivity for capturing interfacial chemical dynamics.

Main Methods:

Utilizing waveguide-engineered modal interference for enhanced light-matter interactions.
Modulating microfiber diameter to equalize group phase velocities of beating modes.
Applying the technique for operando studies of the methanol oxidation reaction.

Main Results:

Achieved ultrasensitive detection of electrocatalytic processes.
Demonstrated substantially enhanced refractive index sensitivity.
Successfully captured real-time chemical dynamics near the electrode surface, visualized as a clear "eye diagram".

Conclusions:

Waveguide-engineered modal interference offers a powerful approach for sensitive operando characterization of electrochemical systems.
The enhanced sensitivity enables accurate monitoring of interfacial chemical reactions.
This technique provides new insights into electrocatalytic processes like methanol oxidation.