Numerical Simulation of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Experiments with Frame-Shaped Integrated Atomic Force Microscopy-SECM Probes Using the Boundary Element Method
Integrated submicroelectrodes for combined AFM-SECMmeasurements are characterized with numerical simulations using the boundary element method. SECM approach curves and SECM images are calculated andanalyzed for a model substrate containing pronouncedtopographical and electrochemical features. The theoretically calculated image has been compared to the experimental data and shows excellent quantitative agreement.Hence, the applicability of integrated AFM-SECM electrodes for combined electrochemical and topographicalimaging and a profound theoretical description includingquantification of the obtained results are demonstrated.