MICROELECTROCHEMISTRY ON SURFACES WITH THE SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPE (SECM)

The scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM) is one of the scanning probe techniques that have been developed following the introduction o f the scanning tunneling microscope. The approaches that have been use d to modify surfaces with lateral resolution using the SECM are presen ted and discussed. These approaches made it possible to drive a variet y of microelectrochemical reactions on surfaces, as well as to study t he mechanism of these processes due to the unique advantages that the SECM offers.