Volume 40, 2014

Contents

Mini Reviews

COMSOL Multiphysics®: Finite element software for electrochemical analysis. A mini-review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Edmund J.F. Dickinson, Henrik Ekström and Ed FontesAvailable online since 22 December 2013

Electrochemical approaches to the development of smart bandages: A mini-review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Anna McLister, Jolene Phair, Jill Cundell and James DavisAvailable online since 10 January 2014

Short Communications

A strategy for scalable synthesis of Li4Ti5O12/reduced graphene oxide toward high rate lithium-ion batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Haifang Ni, Wei-Li Song and Li-Zhen FanAvailable online since 21 December 2013

The effect of edge carbon of carbon nanotubes on the electrocatalytic performance of oxygen reduction reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Guoyu Zhong, Hongjuan Wang, Hao Yu and Feng PengAvailable online since 21 December 2013

Construction of symmetric aqueous rechargeable battery with high voltage based on NiFe2O4 hollow microspheres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Jie Shao, Xinyong Li, Yuanlei Ding, Zhongming Wan, Hongmei Liu, Jiaojiao Yun, Yang Liu, Qunting Qu and Honghe ZhengAvailable online since 15 December 2013

Gold surface patterned with cyclodextrin-based molecular nanopores for electrochemical assay of transglutaminase activity . . . . . . . . . 13Iñigo Fernández, Elena Araque, Paloma Martínez-Ruiz, Prospero Di Pierro, Reynaldo Villalonga and José M. PingarrónAvailable online since 22 December 2013

Electropolishing of n-type 3C-polycrystalline silicon carbide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17N. Ballarin, C. Carraro, R. Maboudian and L. MagagninAvailable online since 21 December 2013

Highly ordered anodized Nb2O5 nanochannels for dye-sensitized solar cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Rozina Abdul Rani, Ahmad Sabirin Zoolfakar, Jegadesan Subbiah, Jian Zhen Ou and Kourosh Kalantar-zadehAvailable online since 18 December 2013

High performance hydrogenated TiO2 nanorod arrays as a photoelectrochemical sensor for organic compounds under visible light . . . . 24Shengsen Zhang, Shanqing Zhang, Biyu Peng, Hongjuan Wang, Hao Yu, Haihui Wang and Feng PengAvailable online since 22 December 2013

Nanosensors for the detection of hydrogen peroxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Jan Clausmeyer, Paolo Actis, Ainara López Córdoba, Yuri Korchev and Wolfgang SchuhmannAvailable online since 22 December 2013

Novel diamond microelectrode for pH sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31E.L. Silva, A.C. Bastos, M.A. Neto, R.F. Silva, M.G.S. Ferreira, M.L. Zheludkevich and F.J. OliveiraAvailable online since 21 December 2013

Iridium oxide based coaxial pH ultramicroelectrode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Xiao-rong Huang, Qiong-qiong Ren, Xiao-jun Yuan, Wei Wen, Wei Chen and Dong-ping ZhanAvailable online since 21 December 2013

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New copper complexes incorporated with the one-step preparation of ionic liquid carbon paste electrode for highly selectivelyreducing hydrogen peroxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Hao Cheng, Hui-Ting Chen, Kuang-Chan Hsien, Chi-Yu Lu and Po-Yu ChenAvailable online since 27 December 2013

Measurement of effective hydrogen diffusivity using the Scanning Kelvin Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42R.F. Schaller and J.R. ScullyAvailable online since 25 December 2013

Composite protective layer for Li metal anode in high-performance lithium–oxygen batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Dong Jin Lee, Hongkyung Lee, Jongchan Song, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Yong Min Lee, Hee-Tak Kim and Jung-Ki ParkAvailable online since 27 December 2013

The impact of dissolved reactive gases on platinum dissolution in acidic media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Angel A. Topalov, Aleksandar R. Zeradjanin, Serhiy Cherevko and Karl J.J. MayrhoferAvailable online since 25 December 2013

Interconnected carbon-decorated Tio2 nanocrystals with enhanced lithium storage performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Yuanyuan Zhou and Songhun YoonAvailable online since 29 December 2013

Gold and gold–graphene used as cathodic interfaces for scission of carbon–halogen bonds. Application to the building ofanthraquinone-Au electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Jacques Simonet and Viatcheslav JouikovAvailable online since 27 December 2013

Synthesis of porous PdAg nanoparticles with enhanced electrocatalytic activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Wei Hong, Jin Wang and Erkang WangAvailable online since 26 December 2013

A model of interface-related enhancement based on the contrast between Co3O4 sphere and cube for electrochemical detection ofhydrogen peroxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Siyuan Xia, Mengqi Yu, Jiayi Hu, Jiuju Feng, Jianrong Chen, Mianhong Shi and Xuexiang WengAvailable online since 22 December 2013

A plasmonic mercury sensor based on silver–gold alloy nanoparticles electrodeposited on indium tin oxide glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Hong Tao, Yuanyuan Lin, Jilin Yan and Junwei DiAvailable online since 9 January 2014

Vinyl sulfones as SEI-forming additives in propylene carbonate based electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Ralf Wagner, Sebastian Brox, Johannes Kasnatscheew, Dennis Roman Gallus, Marius Amereller, Isidora Cekic-Laskovic and

Martin WinterAvailable online since 10 January 2014

Electrochemical detection of DNA damage through visible-light-induced ROS using mesoporous TiO2 microbeads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Roghayeh Imani, Aleš Iglič, Anthony P.F. Turner and Ashutosh TiwariAvailable online since 28 December 2013

Analyzing transport paths in the air electrode of a zinc air battery using X-ray tomography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Daniel Schröder, Tobias Arlt, Ulrike Krewer and Ingo MankeAvailable online since 9 January 2014

Amperometric determination of reduced glutathione with a new Co-based metal-organic coordination polymer modified electrode . . . . . 92Baiqing Yuan, Renchun Zhang, Xixi Jiao, Juan Li, Huaizhong Shi and Daojun ZhangAvailable online since 17 January 2014

Amorphous sodium vanadate Na1.5 + yVO3, a promising matrix for reversible sodium intercalation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100G. Venkatesh, V. Pralong, O.I. Lebedev, V. Caignaert and P. Bazin, B. RaveauAvailable online since 18 January 2014

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