a Instituto de Químicó, Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Casilla 4059, Valparaiso, Chile
b Departemento de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071 Málaga, Spain
Abstract:
A chalcopyrite CuFeS2 electrode obtained from the “El Teniente” mine has been studied by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) in an alkaline solution for different oxidation potentials. The experimental results can be interpreted from a Randles equivalent circuit, Vdc<0.4 V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE), and a surface layer model for Vdc>0.4 V vs. SCE. From these results, the variation with the d.c. applied potentials of charge transfer electrical resistance of the redox reaction, the double layer capacitance and other characteristic parameters are considered.