Fractal Properties of Composite-Modified Carbon Paste Electrodes—A Comparison between SEM and CV Fractal Analysis

Abstract

The fractal properties of carbon paste electrodes (CPEs) and carbon paste electrodes modified with ionic liquid (IL), AuTiO2/graphene oxide, and IL/AuTiO2/graphene oxide were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The impact of fractal dimensions and self-similarity ranges on electrochemical responses was underlined. It was proved that a higher fractal dimension and a broad self-similarity domain lead to a higher electrochemical response. Results indicated that IL/AuTiO2/graphene oxide composite-modified CPEs are a great candidate to be used as electrochemical sensors, with a high fractal dimension and large self-similarity domain.

Keywords

• fractal dimension
• SEM
• CV
• gold nanoparticles
• carbon paste electrode