Electrocatalytic Oxidation and Flow-Injection Determination of Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids at Graphite Electrodes Modified with a Ruthenium Hexacyanoferrate Film

The electrochemical behavior of sulfur-containing amino acids (cysteine, cystine, and methionine) at graphite electrodes modified with a ruthenium(III) hexacyanoferrate(II) film was studied. Glassy carbon and carbon paste were used as graphite materials. The electrocatalytic oxidation of amino acids at a modified electrode resulted in a decrease in the oxidation potentials of amino acids and an increase in the currents of their oxidation peaks as compared to those observed at an unmodified electrode. The voltammetric characteristics and hydrodynamic conditions for detecting the maximum catalytic current were found. A procedure is proposed for the electrocatalytic determination of cysteine, cystine, and methionine at a carbon-paste electrode modified with an inorganic film of ruthenium(III) hexacyanoferrate(II) under the conditions of flow-injection analysis.     

Influence of bovine immunoglobulin G on faradaic reactions at electrodes

The effect of bovine immunoglobulin G (IgG), adsorbed on different electrode materials, on faradaic reactions of hexacyanoferrate(III)-hexacyanoferrate(II), hydroquinone-benzoquinone, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, reduced from (NADH), and phenol is described and discussed. The reactions are partially inhibited by IgG, but the current and peak potentials reach protein-independent values for higher concentrations of IgG. The hydroquinone-benzoquinone couple can be used for detection purposes at IgG-covered electrodes in electrochemical immunoassays.     

电活性铁氰化镍膜电极对稀土钇的电控离子分离

通过电沉积方法分别在镀铂石英晶片和铂基底上制备了电活性铁氰化镍膜,并考察了膜电极在含钇离子溶液中的电控离子交换性能. 在0.1 mol·L^-1的硝酸钇溶液中,使用循环伏安法及石英晶体微天平技术测试考察了铁氰化镍膜对钇离子的置入释放性能及对应的质量变化,同时比较了铁氰化镍膜电极在Y(NO₃)₃和Sr(NO₃)₂溶液中的电化学性能. 在0.1 mol·L^-1 [Y(NO₃)₃ + Sr(NO₃)₂]混合溶液中,通过循环伏安法分析了薄膜对Y³⁺/Sr²⁺离子的选择性. 用扫描电子显微镜观察了铁氰化镍膜的表面形貌,并通过X射线光电子能谱仪测定了膜在氧化和还原状态下的元素组成. 结果表明,铁氰化镍膜在含Y³⁺溶液中具有良好的离子交换行为,其中氧化过程薄膜质量减少,对应着钇离子的释放;还原过程薄膜质量增加,对应钇离子的置入;在0.0 V或0.9 V调控膜电极的氧化还原状态实现对钇离子的有效分离.     

PANI-SnP复合膜电极在镍镉废水中电控离子交换性能

采用滴涂法在铂基底制备了电活性聚苯胺-磷酸锡(PANI-SnP)复合膜电极,考察了该电极在Ni²⁺、Cd²⁺溶液的电控离子交换性能. 用傅立叶变换红外光谱和扫描电镜分析观察复合膜的组成及表面形貌;在0.1 mol·L^-1 Ni(NO₃)₂、Cd(NO₃)₂溶液,通过循环伏安法比较了PANI膜、SnP膜及PANI-SnP复合膜电极的电化学性能,并结合电化学石英晶体微天平技术重点考察了PANI-SnP复合膜的离子交换机制;同时,通过循环伏安法调控复合膜电极的氧化还原电位,结合X射线能谱和X射线光电子能谱分别测定了其氧化和还原状态的元素组成. 结果表明,PANI-SnP复合膜电极在Ni²⁺、Cd²⁺溶液均有良好的氧化还原电活性和可逆离子交换性能,其Cd²⁺离子选择性优于Ni²⁺离子,通过电控离子交换可使Cd²⁺离子从镍镉废水高效分离.     

Characterization and Applications of a Bismuth Bulk Electrode

A bismuth bulk electrode (BiBE), a new solid‐state electrode, is presented. The polycrystalline metal bismuth disk‐shaped electrode was examined for its anodic stripping voltammetry performance, which was found to be well comparable to that achieved with the bismuth or mercury film electrodes. Useful potential windows of the BiBE in aqueous solutions of pH 1 to 13 were found to range from approximately ?1.7 to ?0.1 V, depending on pH, where either hydrogen evolution or anodic dissolution of metallic bismuth limit the electrochemical inertness of the BiBE. Employing cyclic voltammetry (CV), the cathodic behavior of the BiBE was examined by testing inorganic (cadmium(II) ions) and organic (2‐nitrophenol) model compounds; a CV quasi‐reversible behavior was recorded in the case of the Cd(II)‐Cd(0) couple. The characteristics of the BiBE under anodic conditions, i.e., at bismuth surface coated with a thin conductive Bi₂O₃ film, was examined by testing two well‐established redox systems, potassium hexacyanoferate(III) and ruthenium(III) hexaaminechloride; a nearly reversible behavior was recorded in the latter case. Based on the presented preliminary results, BiBE can be considered as an interesting alternative to common solid and (toxic) mercury electrodes for possible use in electrochemical studies and electroanalytical applications.     

Electrochemical synthesis of nano-cobalt hexacyanoferrate at a sol–gel-coated electrode templated with β-cyclodextrin

The paper describes the time-dependent evolution of the electrochemical deposition of cobalt hexacyanoferrate (CoHCFe) on graphite foil electrode modified with electrochemically formed sol–gel film doped with β-cyclodextrin to impart porosity. With short-time electrodeposition, cyclic voltammetry (CV) shows a single redox couple typical of nano-sized clusters of CoHCFe, while at longer deposition times the CV’s shape evolves to the classical form of a bulk compound in which there are present two redox couples. The electrode modified with β-cyclodextrin (CD) included in the sol–gel film has an active surface that corresponds to pores created by CD stacks normal to the surface. Hence, the electrochemical formation of CoHCFe starts in these conductive pores; only at long deposition times do the clusters overlap to form moieties with the voltammetric characteristics of bulk CoHCFe.     

Influence of Cr on the Electronic Properties of Passive Film on B30 Alloy in NaOH Solution

The influence of Cr on the electronic properties of the passive film on B30 alloy in NaOH solution was studied via electrochemical impedance spectra(EIS), potentiodynamic curve and Mott-Schottky plot. The Cr doped in the passive film on B30 alloy was detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). XPS results show that Cr₂O₃ appeared on the passive film, which implied the enhanced anti-corrosion of B30 alloy. The passive film showed a p-type semi-conductive character. The acceptor density(N_A) was in an order of magnitude of 10²² cm^-3, and N_A decreased with the increment of Cr. EIS results show that the film resistance(R_f) increased with increasing the amount of Cr. The diffusion coefficient(D₀) was calculated to be in a range of 10^-16-10^-17 cm^-2/s on the basement of point defect model(PDM).     

Reactivity of ruthenium complexes with uninegative (X,S)-donor ligands (X = S,P)—II. Phosphine substitution in [Ru(S,S)2(PR3)2] derivatives. Crystal structure of trans-bis(O-ethyldithiocarbonate)bis(dimethylphenylphosphine)-ruthenium(II)

The complexes [Ru(S,S)₂(PPh₃)₂] [S,S = EtCOCS₂⁻, (CH₂)₄NCS₂⁻] react with a variety of tertiary phosphines with the substitution of triphenylphosphine and the formation of [Ru(S,S)₂(PR₃)₂]. The reaction occurs with the formation ofthe cis isomer, except for the complex with PMe₂Ph that gives rise to the trans isomer as the crystal structure shows. The effect of the different phosphines on the ruthenium complex is analysed in terms of the spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of the isolated compounds. The cyclic voltammetric studies of the cis complexes show that isomerization to the trans isomer occurs on oxidation. This isomerization is not observed in the trans-[Ru(S,S)₂(PMe₂Ph)₂] complexes that give rise to stable trans-ruthenium(II)/ruthenium(III) couples. In a similar way the diphosphine complexes afford a quasi-reversible cis-ruthenium(II)/ruthenium(III) process.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation and amperometric detection of ethanol on graphite electrodes modified with a coating composed of hexacyanometallates

The electrochemical behavior of methanol on graphite electrodes modified with a coating composed of (III) hexacyanoferrate and ruthenium(III) hexacyanoferrate(II) and hexacyanoruthenate(II) was studied. A method for electrochemical determination of ethanol on a carbon-paste electrode modified with a coating composed of ruthenium(III) hexacyanoruthenate(II) under stationary and flow-injection conditions was suggested.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 77, No. 12, 2004, pp. 1974–1979.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Shaidarova, Gedmina, Chelnokova, Budnikov.     

纯相Li_2MnO_3薄膜的制备及作为锂离子电池正极材料的电化学行为

采用固相烧结法制备了纯相Li2MnO3正极材料及靶材,采用脉冲激光沉积(PLD)法在氧气气氛、不同温度下沉积了Li2MnO3薄膜.通过X射线衍射(XRD)和拉曼(Raman)光谱表征了薄膜的晶体结构,采用扫描电镜(SEM)观察薄膜形貌及厚度,利用电化学手段测试了Li2MnO3薄膜作为锂离子电池正极材料性能.结果表明,PLD方法制备的纯相Li2MnO3薄膜随着沉积温度升高薄膜结晶性变好.25℃沉积的薄膜难以可逆充放电,400℃沉积的薄膜具有较高的电化学活性和循环稳定性.相对于粉末材料,400与600℃制备的Li2MnO3薄膜电极平均放电电位随着循环次数的衰减速率明显低于相应的粉体材料.     

Ta/Al-Fe2O3薄膜电极的制备及其光电催化降解亚甲基蓝性能

采用简单的涂滴法制备出新型的Al、Ta 共掺杂的三元铁氧化物(Ta/Al-Fe₂O₃)可见光响应型光催化薄膜. 运用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱等手段对其进行了表征, 考察了其光电化学性能, 并研究了复合电极光电催化降解亚甲基蓝(MB)废水的反应性能. 由表面谱学分析可知, Ta 和Al 成功掺入Fe₂O₃中, Ta 会改变催化剂表面Al 和O的化学环境. 在可见光照射下的光电催化(PEC)反应中, Ta/Al-Fe₂O₃降解MB的反应速率约为Al-Fe₂O₃的2 倍, 光电催化共作用的效果优于单纯光催化作用(PC)和电催化(EC)作用的效果.结果表明, Ta掺杂有利于提高Ta/Al-Fe₂O₃薄膜的光电催化活性.     

Determination of Lead(II) Using Screen‐Printed Bismuth‐Antimony Film Electrode

This work presents a disposable bismuth‐antimony film electrode fabricated on screen‐printed electrode (SPE) substrates for lead(II) determination. This bismuth‐antimony film screen‐printed electrode (Bi‐SbSPE) is simply prepared by simultaneously in situ depositing bismuth(III) and antimony(III) with analytes on the homemade SPE. The Bi‐SbSPE can provide an enhanced electrochemical stripping signal for lead(II) compared to bismuth film screen‐printed electrodes (BiSPE), antimony film screen‐printed electrodes (SbSPE) and bismuth‐antimony film glassy carbon electrodes (Bi‐SbGC). Under optimized conditions, the Bi‐SbSPE exhibits attractive linear responses towards lead(II) with a detection limit of 0.07 µg/L. The Bi‐SbSPE has been demonstrated successfully to detect lead in river water sample.     

TiO_2纳米管电极上电化学还原CO_2生成CH_3OH

采用原位阳极氧化-煅烧法制备TiO_2纳米管(TiO_2NTs)电极,运用X射线衍射(XRD)、电场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、双电位阶跃测试等对制备电极进行表征,考察了其在0.1mol?L~(-1) KHCO_3水溶液中电化学还原CO_2的催化活性。结果表明TiO_2NTs电极上电化学还原CO_2的主产物为CH_3OH,CH_3OH由HCOOH和HCHO进一步还原而来。电极制备的最佳煅烧温度为450℃(TiO_2NTs-450),电解电位-0.56 V(vs RHE(可逆氢电极))时反应120 min后,生成CH_3OH的法拉第效率和分电流密度分别为85.8%和0.2 m A?cm~(-2)。与550和650℃煅烧的电极相比,TiO_2NTs-450电极具有更高的催化活性,归因于电极表面更多的三价钛活性位,有利于CO_2吸附,从而对·CO_2-起到稳定的作用,速率控制步骤转变为·CO_2-的质子化反应。     

Paramagnetic ruthenium(III) cyclometallated complex. Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and electron-transfer properties

The reaction of Ru^II(PPh₃)₃X₂ (X = Cl, Br) with o-(OH)C₆H₄C(H)=N-CH₂C₆H₅ (HL) under aerobic conditions affords Ru^II(L)₂(PPh₃)₂, 1, in which both the ligands (L) are bound to the metal center at the phenolic oxygen (deprotonated) and azomethine nitrogen and Ru^III(L¹)(L²)(PPh₃), 2, in which one L is in bidentate N,O form like in complex 1 and the other ligand is in tridentate C,N,O mode where cyclometallation takes place from the ortho carbon atom (deprotonated) of the benzyl amine fragment. The complex 1 is unstable in solution, and undergoes spontaneous oxidative internal transformation to complex 2. In solid state upon heating, 1 initially converts to 2 quantitatively and further heating causes the rearrangement of complex 2 to the stable RuL₃ complex. The presence of symmetry in the diamagnetic, electrically neutral complex 1 is confirmed by ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. It exhibits an Ru^II → L, MLCT transition at 460 nm and a ligand based transition at 340 nm. The complex 1 undergoes quasi-reversible ruthenium(II)—ruthenium(III) oxidation at 1.27V vs. SCE. The one-electron paramagnetic cyclometallated ruthenium(III) complex 2 displays an L → Ru^III, LMCT transition at 658 nm. The ligand based transition is observed to take place at 343 nm. The complex 2 shows reversible ruthenium(III)—ruthenium(IV) oxidation at 0.875V and irreversible ruthenium(III)—ruthenium(II) reduction at −0.68V vs. SCE. It exhibits a rhombic EPR spectrum, that has been analysed to furnish values of axial (6560 cm⁻¹) and rhombic (5630 cm⁻¹) distortion parameters as well as the energies of the two expected ligand field transitions (3877 cm⁻¹ and 9540 cm⁻¹) within the t₂ shell. One of the transitions has been experimentally observed in the predicted region (9090 cm⁻¹). The first order rate constants at different temperatures and the activation parameter ΔH^#/ΔS^# values of the conversion process of 1 → 2 have been determined spectrophotometrically in chloroform solution.     

聚合时间对染料敏化太阳能电池中聚苯胺对电极结构和性能的影响

采用恒电压方法, 以掺杂氟的SnO₂ (FTO)导电玻璃为基底, 采用不同的聚合时间制备SO₄^2?掺杂的聚苯胺对电极(PANI CEs). 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱、循环伏安法(CV)和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)等技术详细研究了聚合时间对PANI CEs的表面形貌、结构(如掺杂度、共轭性、氧化态等)和对I^?/I^3?的催化活性的影响. SEM结果表明PANI在FTO上的生长分两个阶段. 适当增加聚合时间可以增加PANI CEs的比表面积, 为催化I^?/I^3?反应提供更多的活性位点, 同时聚苯胺链的共轭性、半氧化态聚苯胺(EB)结构的含量和对阴离子SO₄^2?的掺杂度会随着增加, 进而PANI 的导电率也逐渐增大. 然而, 聚合时间过长会引起薄膜厚度的增加和氧化结构的过多, 使PANI CEs的导电率降低, 电子在PANI 薄膜中的传输阻抗增加, 进而影响其对I^?/I^3?的催化性能. 聚合时间为300 s 时制备出的PANI 薄膜作为染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSCs)对电极和以D149 为染料时, 获得的最高电池光电转换效率为5.30%, 可达到基于Pt 对电极电池效率的88%. 因此, 通过电化学方法制备的PANI CEs有望代替贵金属Pt CEs用于DSSCs中.     

A chemical, morphological, and electrochemical (XPS, SEM/EDX, CV, and EIS) analysis of electrochemically modified electrode surfaces of natural chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) and pyrite (FeS2) in alkaline solutions

Electrodic surfaces of natural chalcopyrite and natural pyrite minerals (El Teniente mine, Chile) have been studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning electron microscopy including microanalysis (SEM/EDX). For comparison, fractured and polished mineral surfaces were also studied by XPS. In both electrodes, the formation of Fe(III) species containing oxygen were detected and Cu(II) species containing oxygen were additionally detected for chalcopyrite at advanced oxidation states. The presence of Cu(II) species containing oxygen was not detected by XPS for the initial oxidation states of the chalcopyrite. For pyrite, the present results do not allow confirmation of the presence of polysulfurs such as have been previously proposed. In both minerals, the measurements of SEM and EDX show relevant alterations in the respective surfaces when different potential values were applied. The chalcopyrite surface shows the formation of protrusions with a high concentration of oxygen. The pyrite surface shows a layer of modified material with high oxygen content. The modifications detected by XPS, SEM, and EDX allowed the explanation of the complexity of the equivalent circuit used to simulate the experimental EIS data. At high oxidation states, both minerals showed a pseudoinductive loop in the equivalent circuit, which was due to the active electrodissolution of the minerals which takes place through a surface film previously formed.     

全钒氧化还原液流电池用石墨毡电极的分步氧化活化

石墨毡电极是组成钒电池的关键材料,其较低的电化学活性是造成钒电池功率密度较低的关键因素之一. 本论文采用一种简便的石墨毡电极分步氧化活化法,先将石墨毡在高锰酸钾溶液中进行氧化,后置于活化溶液中激发其反应活性. 通过对处理后的石墨毡进行循环伏安、交流阻抗测试、XPS以及SEM表征,发现氧化时间和活化溶液组成是影响电极性能的因素,在本文中,先经过3天氧化时间,后在配比为3:1的活化溶液中处理的电极,较其他方法处理的电极,电荷传递电阻明显降低,其与溶液之间的接触电阻最低,为7.33 Ω·cm ²,氧化还原峰值比更接近于1,有效提高了反应的活性与可逆性,经X射线光电子能谱分析发现性能提高的原因与表面含氧官能团数目增加有关. 单电池性能测试结果进一步证实,利用该方法处理的石墨毡为电极的单电池,较未经处理的电池相比性能更优,有更高的放电容量和能量效率,在100 mA·cm ^-2电流密度下,能量效率较未处理电极高出7.47%. 与热处理法、酸处理法及电化学氧化法相比较,该方法不需要辅助设备,不消耗能源.     

Double deposition/accumulation and double stripping steps system as a new way of decreasing the detection limit and elimination of interferences in stripping voltammetry of inorganic ions: A review

The article reviews an application of double deposition/accumulation and stripping steps as a new and beneficial manner of decreasing a detection limit and/or interferences elimination in stripping voltammetric determination of inorganic ions: Pb(II), Cd(II), Tl(I), U(VI), Au(III), As(III), Se(IV), In(III), Co(II), Cu(II), Bi(III) and Ga(III). A simple design of four-electrodes system, containing two working electrodes differing in their surface area, allows for conducting two preconcentration and two stripping steps in one measurement cycle and in one voltammetric cell. Considerable analytes preconcentration and, consequently, an increase of sensitivity of determinations was obtained by conducting the first stripping step in a small volume of a solution near the microelectrode surface. An appropriate selection of the conditions of the first deposition/accumulation and the first stripping steps allowed for a minimization/elimination of interference effects. The proposed procedures allows for ultra-trace levels determinations of mentioned inorganic ions (often impossible to determine by means of traditional three-electrodes systems) without additional preconcentration outside the electrochemical cell and with the use of mercury-free electrodes.     

镀锡层上钛-磷复合体系钝化膜的制备与表征

通过钛盐与磷酸盐体系复配的方法,在镀锡层表面得到了一种钛-磷复合体系钝化膜. 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱 (XPS)、盐雾试验、Tafel极化曲线和EIS交流阻抗谱测试等方法,研究了所得钝化膜的表面形貌、组成与耐蚀性能. 结果表明,得到的钝化膜层的主要组成成分为Ti₃(PO₄)₄nH₂O和TiO₂,在镀锡层表面结晶细致并有封孔的作用,因此有很好的耐蚀性能.     

Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen at Glassy Carbon Electrodes Coated with Diazonium‐derived Porphyrin/Metalloporphyrin Films

In this study, the influence of the film structure was investigated on the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction at GC electrodes covered with porphyrin and metalloporphyrin rings via the diazonium modification method. For that purpose, primarily, tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) films on GC electrode surfaces were prepared by electroreduction of in situ generated diazonium salts of 5‐(4‐aminophenyl)‐10,15,20‐triphenylporphyrin (APP) and 5,10,15,20‐tetrakis(4‐aminophenyl)porphyrin (TAPP) molecules. Next, the formation of metalloporphyrin films on the modified surfaces was accomplished through the complexation reactions of surface porphyrin rings with metal ions in the salt solutions containing Mn(II), Fe(III) and Co(II) ions. The resulting porphyrin and metalloporphyrin layers were identified with XPS and ICP‐MS. The electrochemical barrier properties of the films on GC surfaces were examined by cyclic voltammetry in K₃Fe(CN)₆ aqueous solution. The electrocatalytic abilities of the resulting films were also investigated for the oxygen electrochemical reduction by employing cyclic voltammetry in PBS solutions saturated with oxygen. The results showed that the oxygen reduction potentials on modified GC electrodes were shifted to less negative potentials compared to that of bare GC electrode. Also, it was obtained that the oxygen reduction reaction was more effective on the GC electrodes modified with TPP rings by using TAPP molecules than those prepared by using APP molecules.