Gold nanoparticles electrooxidation: comparison of theory and experiment

The article presents the findings of microscopic and electrochemical studies of size-dependent gold particles electrooxidation. Gold particles were immobilized on the surface of carbon-containing screen-printed electrodes. The experiment demonstrated that the transition from macroparticles to nanoparticles caused a shift of the maximum current potential of gold oxidation into the area with more negative potentials. A decrease in particle size resulted in an increase in the electrochemical activity of metal. A positive correlation between experimental and calculated curves confirms a mathematical model (2) and correctness of the calculations. Measured parameters of voltammograms, in particular, maximum current potential, can be used to describe the electrochemical activity and energy properties of nanoparticles.