K. Honda et al., Electrochemical characterization of the nanoporous honeycomb diamond electrode as an electrical double-layer capacitor, J ELCHEM SO, 147(2), 2000, pp. 659-664
Electrochemical properties of nanoporous honeycomb diamond electrodes in an
aqueous electrolyte were investigated. Highly ordered honeycomb diamond st
ructures were fabricated by etching the microwave plasma-deposited diamond
films using an oxygen plasma. The diamond honeycomb exhibited a wide electr
ochemical potential window (ca. 2.5 V), similar to the unetched diamond fil
m. From impedance measurements, the capacitance of the diamond honeycomb fi
lm was found to be 1.97 X 10(-3) F cm(-2) (geometric area), which is cn. 20
0 times greater than that for the unetched, as-deposited surface. The resul
ts obtained with galvanostatic measurements were consistent with this value
. The formation of the highly ordered porous structure, together with surfa
ce oxidation, was found to be responsible for the observed enhancement in t
he capacitance. The transmission line model for cylindrically porous electr
odes was successfully applied to the present honeycomb structure. Based on
an estimation of the capacitance of a hypothetical through-hole diamond mem
brane, the specific capacitance is ca. 16 F g(-1), which is within an order
of magnitude of the range for activated carbon capacitors (100 to 400 F g(
-1)). (C) 2000 The Electrochemical Society. S0013-4651(99)05-044-2. All rig
hts reserved.