Potential-induced structure changes of oligopyridine adlayers on Au(111) electrodes

The structure of a bisterpyridine-like oligopyridine (abbreviated as 2,4'-BTP) monolayer on Au(111), adsorbed from an acetone solution, was studied by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy and cyclic voltammetry in aqueous 0.1 M H2SO4. Short-range ordered adsorption with an average distance between the individual molecules of about 2 nm was observed only at electrode potentials positive of +0.4 V vs SCE, whereas at more negative potentials, no order could be found. With the help of Cu underpotential deposition, a potential-induced, fast, and fully reversible structure transition within the organic monolayer was identified at about +0.4 V vs SCE. At negative potentials the molecules apparently cluster together and consequently current-potential curves resemble those for a bare gold surface, whereas for E>+0.4 V vs SCE the molecules are spread over the entire surface in a hexagonal, close-packed fashion. This may have interesting consequences for switching between different template structures.     

Electrochemical properties of a ruthenium complex immobilized as thin films and in carbon paste electrodes

The electrochemical properties of mer-[RuCl₃(dppb)(4-pic)] (dppb = Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂, 4-pic = CH₃C₅H₄N), Rupic, in CHCl₃ are governed by the formation of species such as [Ru₂Cl₅(dppb)₂], [Ru₂(dppb)₂Cl₄(4-pic)] and trans-[RuCl₂(dppb)(4-pic)₂] upon the reduction of “[RuCl₂(dppb)]”. The overall behavior depends on whether Rupic is immobilized in cast or Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films, or incorporated into a carbon paste electrode (CPE). In cyclic voltammograms, one redox process appears for LB/Rupic films and CPE/Rupic, at E_pa = 0.35 V, E_pc = 0.25 V vs SCE, and E_pa = 0.32 V, E_pc = 0.24 V vs Ag/AgCl, respectively. This redox process was ascribed to the Ru^III/Ru^II charge transfer. For cast films the redox pair was poorly defined, with E_pa = 0.27 V and E_pc = 0.20 V. The reason for the difference lies in the phase separation and formation of aggregates onto ITO for the cast film, in contrast to the LB film. With aggregation, the formation of species occurring in solution is impaired for Rupic in cast films. The electrochemical properties for Rupic in LB films and incorporated into CPE allowed the electrocatalytic activity of Rupic to be exploited in sensors for dopamine and ascorbic acid.     

Effect of adsorbed polymers on electrophoresis of dispersed particles in strong electric fields

In this study, the effect of adsorbed non-ionic polyethylenoxides (PEO) and polyvinil-pyrrolidones (PVP) of different molecular mass on the electrophoresis of polystyrene, graphite and aluminum oxide particles both in weak (5–20 V/cm) and strong (50–400 V/cm) electric fields has been studied. The measurements in strong fields have been performed in short electric pulses using image analyzing equipment in which we have determined the deviation of particles from their normal sedimentation trajectory. We have shown that the adsorption of PEO and PVP strongly decreases the electrophoretic velocity (V_ef) of particles in weak electric fields, and this decrease is bigger the adsorbed amount is higher. This is explained by the shift of the shear plane toward solution due to polymer adsorption. At the same time the polymer adsorption only slightly changes the V_ef of particles in strong fields. It means that the non-linear (“cubic”) electrophoresis is independent of the position of the shear plane, i.e. the zeta-potential value. It proves our idea that the electrophoretic velocity in strong electric fields is determined mainly by the surface conductivity of particles, i.e. it is not a function of the electrokinetic potential but rather the Dukhin number that characterizes the polarization of the electric double layer.     

FORMATION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF POLYION COMPLEXES FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY MATERIAL

Formation of intermacromolecular complexes containing viologen and electron-transfer reaction occurred on the electrode modified by the complex films were studied. Compositions and morphology of the complexes depend on the properties of polyanion and chemical environment of complexation. The analytical results of cyclic voltammetry (CV) and rotating disk voltammetry(RDV) indicated: (1) active sites of viologen in network of complexes transferred single electron reversibly; (2) the redox peak currents showed excellent symmetry and stability; (3) redox potentials were related to properties of polyanions, varying from —0.4 to-0.6V (vs. SCE). Electrochromic materials with different displaying colors could be obtained by changing the structure of polyviologen.     

The cathodic stripping voltammetry of certain thiols in acetate medium

The cathodic stripping voltammetry of six thiols by deposition at a hanging mercury drop electrode (+0.05 V vs. SCE) from acetate-buffered solution (pH 4.76) and scanning to —0.8 V is described. Peak potentials are reported. The peak height—concentration relationships are reasonably linear in the range 0.4–1.2 μM. The compounds tested are 2-mercaptopyridine, 2-mercapto-3-pyridinol, 2-mercaptopyridine-N-oxide, mercaptosuccinic acid, 2-mercaptopyrimidine and cysteine hydrochloride.     

聚邻甲苯胺的合成及物理化学性质

聚苯胺的导电性和电化学特性已被广泛地研究。最近,对苯胺衍生物的聚合物也开始了研究,如聚邻甲氧基苯胺、聚邻苯二胺和聚邻氨基酚,其中聚邻甲氧基苯胺是一种可溶性的导电高分子材料。为了探讨苯胺聚合的机理和苯胺上不同基团对聚苯胺性质的影响,我们使用了十六种苯     

Porphyrin self-assembly at electrochemical interfaces: role of potential modulated surface mobility

The self-assembly of 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)-21H,23H-porphine (TPyP) on Au(111) electrodes was investigated. The adlayer structure was found to depend on the electrode potential. At positive potentials (>0.5V(SCE)), a disordered layer of TPyP is formed on the Au(111) electrode. STM images showed that the disordered molecules are immobile. At negative potentials (-0.2V(SCE)), however, the molecules are highly mobile and can no longer be imaged by STM, though they remain on the surface. At intermediate potentials (-0.2 to +0.2V(SCE)), the TPyP formed a highly ordered adlayer. Once the ordered adlayer is formed, it persists even after the potential is stepped to higher values (0.5-0.8 V(SCE)). These results can be explained by the role of potential modulated adsorbate-substrate interaction and surface mobility. This suggests the intriguing prospect of using electrode potential to tune surface interactions and to drive surface processes, e.g., molecular self-assembly, in electrochemical systems.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering at the silver electrode/ionic liquid (BMIPF6) interface

This is the first report of in situ SER spectra of chemical species adsorbed on a Ag/room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) interface. We have investigated the dependence of the SERS intensity of the RTIL derived from 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosfate (BMIPF6) adsorbed on a silver electrode. It has been shown that the BMI+ adsorbs on the silver electrode for potentials more negative than -0.4 V vs a Pt quasireference electrode (PQRE). In the -0.4 to -1.0 V potential range the SER spectra are similar to the Raman spectrum of the RTIL BMIPF6. At potentials more negative than -1.0 V some imidazolium ring vibrational modes and N-CH3 vibrations are enhanced, suggesting that the imidazolium ring is parallel to the surface and for potentials <-2.8 V the BMI+ is reduced to the BMI carbene. The potential dependence of the SERS intensities of Py adsorbed on a silver electrode in BMIPF6 has also been investigated. The results have shown that at potentials less negative than -0.8 V (vs PQRE) Py adsorbs at an end-on configuration forming an Ag-N bond. In the -0.9 to -1.4 V potential range Py molecules lie flat on the electrode surface and at potentials <-1.4 V Py is replaced by the BMI+. The electrochemical and SERS results have shown that Py has the effect of changing the oxidation of silver in that medium as well as the reduction of BMI+ to the BMI carbene. In the presence of Py the BMI+ reduction is observed at potentials near -2.4 V. The Ag electrode has presented SERS activity from 0.0 to -3.0 V.     

Sb在Au电极上不可逆吸附的电化学过程

用电化学循环伏安法和电化学石英晶体微天平(EQCM)技术研究了Sb在Au电极上不可逆吸附的电化学过程. 研究结果表明, 在-0.25 V到0.18 V(vs SCE)范围内, Sb可在Au电极上稳定吸附, 并且在0.15 V附近出现特征氧化还原峰. 根据EQCM实验数据, 在电位0.18 V时, Sb在Au电极上的氧化产物是Sb2O3; 同时Sb的吸附阻止了电解液中阴离子和水在Au电极上的吸附. 当电极电位超过0.20 V时, Sb2O3会被进一步氧化成Sb5+化合物, 同时逐渐从Au电极表面脱附.     

Selective determination of dopamine in the presence of high concentration of ascorbic acid using nano-Au self-assembly glassy carbon electrode

The cysteamine (CA) was bound onto surface of the pretreated glassy carbon electrode (GC) with cyclic voltammetry (CV). Gold nanoparticles were self-assembled to the electrode binding with cysteamine via strong AuS covalent bond to fabricate the nano-Au self-assembled modified electrode (nano-Au/CA/GC). The modified electrode was characterized with cyclic voltammetric and ac impedance methods. The electrochemical behavior of dopamine (DA) on the modified electrode was investigated with cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). A well-defined redox peaks of DA on the nano-Au/CA/GC electrode were obtained at E_pa = 0.175 V and E_pc = 0.146 V (vs. SCE), respectively. The peak current of DA is linear with the concentration of DA in the range of 1.0 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ to 2.5 × 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹, with the correlation coefficient of 0.998. The detection limit is 4.0 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹ (S/N = 3). The modified electrode exhibited an excellent reproducibility, sensibility and stability for determination of DA in the presence of high concentration AA, and can be applied to determinate dopamine injection, with satisfied result.     

Pt电极表面及附近水行为的现场红外反射吸收光谱电化学初探

本文用现场红外反射吸收光谱电化学方法和循环伏安法研究了Pt电极表面及附近水的行为. 据不同范围内得到的SNIFTIRS 谱中水峰的变化提出了三种可能的解释: (A)电极上水的吸附取向的改变; (B)电极附近水分子的长程有序的变化; (C)电极上水的氧化及还原, Pt-O化合物的形成导致薄层中水量的减少。     

绿脓杆菌Pseudomonas aeruginosa BTE-1直接电催化特征

本文研究厌氧条件下产电绿脓杆菌P. aeruginosa BTE-1的电化学催化特征。研究结果表明,P. aeruginosa BTE-1菌株在厌氧条件下,不能分泌可充当电子介体的绿脓菌素,但可通过在电极表面形成生物膜呈现了直接电催化性能。P. aeruginosa BTE-1在电极表面形成生物膜与其在特定电极电位下向电极传递电子的过程直接相关,适宜的电位为+0.2 V (vs. SCE),电位过高可能会损害P. aeruginosa BTE-1细胞。室温范围内升高温度可增强P. aeruginosa BTE-1生物膜电催化活性,但过高的温度(>60℃)会抑制生物膜电催化活性。循环伏安曲线显示,在厌氧条件下形成的P. aeruginosa BTE-1生物膜,具有与典型产电菌株G. sulfurreducens相近的氧化还原电位(-0.4 V~ -0.2 V vs. SCE)。P. aeruginosa BTE-1生物膜可电催化酵母抽取物和葡萄糖,但不能电催化醋酸盐。     

Voltammetry as an Alternative Tool for Trace Metal Detection in Peloid Marine Sediments

Here was demonstrated for the first time a possible application of abrasive stripping voltammetry in the direct measurement of trace metals in anoxic, sulfidic marine sediments (peloid mud) from a small and shallow (0.2–1 m) marine lagoon in Central Dalmatia, Croatia. Trace amounts of sample compounds are transferred to the graphite electrode surface and electrochemical reduction or oxidation processes are followed by the cyclic voltammetry in seawater or 0.55 M NaCl as electrolyte. After a preelectrolysis at potentials ranging from ?1.0 to ?1.5 V (vs. SCE) a well‐defined anodic stripping peak corresponding to the oxidation of metal deposits generated at deposition potentials is obtained around ?0.74 V (vs. SCE). The same samples were studied by anodic stripping voltammetry at the Hg electrode and inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometer (ICP‐MS). ICP‐MS showed higher concentrations of trace metals such as Al, Fe, Mo, Mn. A relatively high concentration of reduced sulfur species (RSS) (10^?3 M) is determined electrochemically in porewater of the peloid mud, indicating that the magnitude of metal enrichment in the sediments is probably controlled by precipitation with sulfide.     

Voltammetry and XPS analysis of a chalcopyrite CuFeS2 electrode

A chalcopyrite CuFeS₂ electrode obtained from the “El Teniente” mine (Chile) has been studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) in a borax alkaline solution at pH 9.2 and by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) before and after the electrochemical treatment at oxidation and reduction potentials. The voltagram shows two peaks in the positive sweep direction which can be assigned to an oxidation process at the electrode surface that involve the formation of Fe₂O₃ and CuO giving rise to an irregular surface layer of the electrode with islands of different chemical composition. The XPS results confirm the formation of Fe₂O₃ and CuO at the electrode surface and their stability against decomposition at reduction potential. In addition, the formation of FEOOH, CuFeO and CuS species at the electrode surface can be deduced by XPS as well as a covering of the whole electrode surface by species due to carbon–oxygen groups.     

Electroreduction of 6-amino-5-nitroso-1,3-dimethyluracil on an active carbon fiber electrode in caffeine green synthesis

The primary electroreduction behavior of 6-amino-5-nitroso-1,3-dimethyluracil (ANDMU) on an active carbon fiber (ACF) electrode in acidic aqueous solution was studied by cyclic voltammetry and ultraviolet spectrophotometry for application in electrochemical synthesis and electrosorption separation in the caffeine industry. On the ACF electrode at potentials more negative than ?0.3 V versus SCE, ANDMU could be electro-reduced to 5,6-diamino-1,3-dimethyluracil. The mechanism of electroreduction of ANDMU is possibly coupling of two electron-transfer steps with electrocatalytic hydrogenation. ANDMU could also be electro-oxidized on an ACF electrode at potentials more positive than 0.8 V versus SCE. The potential window of ANDMU on the ACF electrode is deduced to be ?0.3 to 0.8 V versus SCE under these experimental conditions. The results are indicative of high feasibility of electrochemical hydrogenation of ANDMU on an ACF electrode in caffeine green synthesis.     

中性介质中L-丝氨酸在Pt电极上解离吸附和氧化的原位FTIR研究

运用电化学循环伏安(CV)和原位红外反射光谱(in situ FTIRS)研究了中性介质中L-丝氨酸在Pt电极上的解离吸附和氧化过程. 结果表明, 在中性溶液中, 以两性离子形式存在的丝氨酸可以在很低的电位下(-0.6 V, vs. SCE)在Pt电极表面发生解离吸附, 生成强吸物种一氧化碳(COL)、(COB)和氰负离子(CN-). 研究结果还表明, 当电位低于0.7 V(vs. SCE)时, CN-能稳定存在于电极表面, 抑制丝氨酸的进一步反应. 在更高电位时则主要为丝氨酸分子的氧化过程.     

A new method for the voltammetric determination of molybdenum(VI) using carbon paste electrodes modified in situ with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

Molybdenum(VI) is determined by anodic stripping voltammetry using a carbon paste electrode modified in situ with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The preconcentration of molybdenum is performed by adsorption and reduction of ion-pairs of cetyltrimethylammonium and molybdenum(VI) oxalate at a potential of −0.4 V vs. the saturated calomel electrode (SCE). The supporting electrolyte contains 0.01 M oxalic acid and 0.075 mM CTAB. Differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry exploiting the reoxidation signal is used for the determination of trace levels of molybdenum(VI). Linearity between current and concentration exists for a range of 0.5–500 μg 1⁻¹ Mo with proper preconcentration times; the limit of detection (calculated as 3σ) is 0.04 μg 1⁻¹ with an accumulation period of 10 min.     

Detection of flavins by liquid chromatography using an electrochemical detector with two electrodes in series

A liquid chromatographic method for the selective detection of riboflavin (vitamin B₂) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) utilizing a thin-layer amperometric detector with two electrodes in series is described. The upstream electrode was held at ?0.4 V (vs. SCE) with the downstream electrode at +0.1 V (vs. SCE). The linear ranges are 40 ng?10 μg for riboflavin and 200 ng?8 μg for FAD and the limits of detection are 8 and 40 ng, respectively. The interference of thirteen different vitamins on the spectrophotometric or electrochemical detection of FAD and vitamin B₂ was studied and no interference was found using the two-electrode detector. The effects of light on riboflavin and FAD is discussed. The method is convenient, rapid and economic, and has high selectivity.     

Pt(111)单晶电极上乙二醇解离吸附反应动力学

运用电化学循环伏安和程序电位阶跃方法研究了乙二醇在Pt(111)单晶电极上的解离吸附过程.动力学研究的定量结果指出,乙二醇解离吸附反应的平均速率随电极电位变化呈火山型分布,其最大值在0.10 V(vs SCE)附近.测得在含2×10－3 mol•L－1乙二醇的溶液中,最大初始解离速率vi为4.35×10－12 mol•cm-－2•s－1.     

铌(V)-酒石酸-2-(5'-溴-2'-吡啶偶氮)-5-二乙氨基苯酚三元配便物的汞电极上的吸附

本文用线性变势吸附伏安法研究了铌(V)-酒石酸-2-(5'-溴-2'-吡啶偶氮)-5-二乙氨基苯酚三元配合物在汞电极上的电吸附性质, 测定了表面浓度, 讨论了吸附浓度的表达式及其与吸附时间、金属离子浓度、配位体浓度的关系, 验证了吸附量与电极面积及还原峰电流的关系。证明了配合物在电极上的还原是一个可逆吸附的还原过程。