Electro-deposition of thin cellulose films at boron-doped diamond substrates

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Bonne, M. J., Helton, M., Edler, K. and Marken, F., 2007. Electro-deposition of thin cellulose films at boron-doped diamond substrates. Electrochemistry Communications, 9 (1), pp. 42-48.

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Abstract

Cellulose films of variable thickness are electro-deposited from aqueous alkaline thiourea solution onto polished boron-doped diamond substrates in an anodic process. Films with "net-like" topography are formed and shown to consist of both cellulose-I and cellulose-II components. Properties of these films are investigated. When immersed in aqueous electrolyte solution, ion partitioning into the electro-deposited cellulose films occurs. The accumulation and release of two aqueous redox systems, Ru(NH3)(6)(3+/2+) and methylviologen(2+/+), is reported. Relatively slow diffusion of these cations is observed within cellulose (approximately 5 orders of magnitude slower when compared to diffusion in aqueous media). For the methylviologen(2+/+) redox system partitioning leads to irreversibility in the voltammetric response and to the preferred formation of aggregates immobilized within the cellulose film. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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