Title: glassy carbon electrode
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - glassy carbon electrode
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09088
Status: current

Definition
Electrode made of glassy carbon material with an intertwined graphitic ribbon structure, formed by pyrolysis of a resol precursor at temperatures up to \(\pu{3000^{\circ}C}\).

Note
Glassy carbon combines glass-like mechanical characteristics with physical properties similar to graphite, owing to its “graphene ribbon” structure. It is extremely resistant to many chemicals, impermeable to gases and liquids, and has good electrical conductivity, high hardness and strength, and biocompatibility. It is one of the most frequently used working electrode materials.

Related Term
- Electrode: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09060

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 641. 'Terminology of Electrochemical Methods of Analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 657 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-0109)

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Citation: Citation: 'glassy carbon electrode' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09088
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