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ArticleScientific reports2024

Fabricating high-purity graphite disk electrodes as a cost-effective alternative in fundamental electrochemistry research.

Claudia Spallacci, Mikaela Görlin, Amol Kumar, Luca D'Amario, Mun Hon Cheah

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Claudia SpallacciMolecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden. claudia.spallacci@kemi.uu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-2686-139X
Mikaela GörlinStructural Chemistry, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75121, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-955X
Amol KumarSynthetic Molecular Chemistry, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2221-7548
Luca D'AmarioMolecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0510-5541
Mun Hon CheahMolecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden. michael.cheah@kemi.uu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5732-1524

Funding

Energimyndigheten 50529-1Stiftelsen Åforsk 21-384Stiftelsen Åforsk 22-452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graphite electrodes offer remarkable electrochemical properties, emerging as a viable alternative to glassy carbon (GCE) and other carbon-based electrodes for fundamental electrochemistry research. We report the fabrication and characterization of high-purity graphite disk electrodes (GDEs), made from cost-effective materials and a solvent-free methodology employing readily available laboratory equipment. Analysis of their physical properties via SEM, EDX and XPS reveals no metallic interferences and a notably high porosity, emphasizing their potential. The electrochemical performances of GDEs were found to be comparable to those of GCE. Immobilization of peptides and enzymes, both via covalent coupling and surface adsorption, was used to explore potential applications of GDEs in bioelectrochemistry. Enzyme activity could be addressed both via direct electron transfer and mediated electron transfer mechanism. These results highlight the interesting properties of our GDEs and make them a low-cost alternative to other carbon-based electrodes, with potential for future real-world applications.

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