Chemical-Assisted Mechanical Lapping of Thin Boron-Doped Diamond Films: A Fast Route Toward High Electrochemical Performance for Sensing Devices

摘要

There is an urgent need for an effective and economically viable increase in electrochemical performance of boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes that are used in sensing and electrocatalytic applications. Specifically, one must take into consideration the electrode heterogeneity due to nonhomogenous boron-dopant distribution and the removal of sp(2) carbon impurities saturating the electrode, without interference in material integrity. In this work, authors describe a detailed study on electrochemical performance and the enhancement of electrochemical active surface area in the BDD electrodes that have been pretreated via chemical-assisted mechanical lapping.