Nanoscale Corona Discharge in Liquids, Enabling Nanosecond Optical Emission Spectroscopy

Abstract

My corona! A nonthermal corona discharge inside a liquid medium around electrodes with ultrasharp tips or elongated nanoparticles allows simultaneous chemical analysis of multiple dissolved elements within nanoseconds. The proposed optical emission spectroscopy method can be applied for ultrafast time-resolved multielemental analysis of femtoliter volumes of liquid with a one-micrometer spatial resolution. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z802891_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.