کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
---|---|---|---|---|
4908244 | 1426593 | 2016 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Ferricyanide ion diffuses across nickel hydroxide films.
- The ferricyanide diffusion rate depends on the nickel hydroxide film thickness.
- The ferricyanide diffusion rate depends on the external electrolyte composition.
Rotating disc electrode voltammetry (RDEV) was employed to study the transport properties of nickel hydroxide films electrochemically deposited on gold in the presence of the Fe(CN)63 â/4 â redox couple. Gold electrodes coated with nickel hydroxide surface coverages within the range 0.7 nmol cmâ 2 < ÎNi(OH)2 < 55 nmol cmâ 2 were obtained. Steady-state current vs. potential (I-E) dependences at different electrode rotation rates within the range 50 rpm-5000 rpm were recorded for each ÎNi(OH)2 value. While the anodic limiting current at the different nickel hydroxide surface coverages followed the Levich equation, the cathodic limiting current only responded to the Levich relationship within the ÎNi(OH)2 range comprised between 0.7 nmol cmâ 2 and 16 nmol cmâ 2. The cathodic limiting current at ÎNi(OH)2 values higher than 25 nmol cmâ 2 responded to a reactant membrane diffusion phenomenon within the nickel hydroxide film. The cathodic process for thick nickel hydroxide films was associated with the physical diffusion of the Fe(CN)63 â species across the film to be reduced at the gold surface. A diffusion constant for the Fe(CN)63 â species dependent on the nickel surface coverage was obtained. Although the Fe(CN)64 â oxidation seemed to occur by a rapid electron-transfer process, a limiting electron-transport rate was observed at ÎNi(OH)2 values higher than 40 nmol cmâ 2 and at high electrode rotation rates (> 7000 rpm).
Dependence of Fe(CN)63 â diffusion coefficient (κDfilm) on nickel hydroxide surface coverage, Î. Film thickness Ïfilm = Î/co, co = 40 Ã 10â 3 mol cmâ 3.42
Journal: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry - Volume 782, 1 December 2016, Pages 125-132