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Lect 13 14 ChronoAmp+Voltamm
Lect 13 14 ChronoAmp+Voltamm
Lect 13 14 ChronoAmp+Voltamm
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F igure 5.1.3 Sampled current voltammetry. (a) Step waveforms applied in a series of
experiments, (b) Current time curves observed in response to the steps, (c) Sampled current
Sampled current voltammetry.
voltammogram.
cR
jL
0
0 dN
x
c*
j / a.u.
cR
0
0 dN
x
c*
cR
E / a.u.
0
0 dN
x
Le#: Current
Fig.vs2.6
E curve for single-step
Left: Polarization electrochemical
curve for reac6onreaction
single-step electrochemical underunderthe influence
the influenceofofmass transport
control on mass
a macroscopic electrode
transport control (one-dimensional
on a macroscopic mass transport).
electrode (one-dimensional The dashed
mass transport). line shows the
The dashed
exponen6al line shows the
current exponential
increase current
for the caseincrease
whenforthethesurface
case when the surface concentration
concentra6on of the is equal to the
of the reactant
reactant is equal to the bulk one, regardless of the current density. Right: Concentration profile
bulk one, regardless of the current density.
curves of the reactant in a solution under hydrodynamic control for three characteristic sections of
Right: Concentra6on
the polarization profile curves
curve. From of the
bottom reactant
to top: incontrol,
activation a solu6on
mixedfor threeand
activation characteris6c
mass transportsec6ons of the
polariza6on curve.
control, fullFrom boIomcontrol
mass transport to top:(atac6va6on
the diffusioncontrol, mixed
limited current ac6va6on
density). and
Symbols: X:mass
distancetransport control -
from the electrode, cR : reactant concentration, c*: bulk concentration of the reactant, d N : thickness
full diffusion control (at the limited current). Symbols: X: distance from the electrode, cR: reactant
of the Nernstian diffusion layer
concentra6on, c*: bulk concentra6on of the reactant, dN: thickness of the Nerns6an diffusion layer
voltammetry. In this chapter, we will consider sampled current voltammetry in a gen
eral way, with the aim of establishing concepts that apply across a broad range of par
Sampled Chronoamperometry
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(a) (b) (c)
Potentiostatic polarization
Galvanostatic
F igure 5.1.3 Sampled current voltammetry. (a) Step waveforms applied in a series of
polarization Mixed
experiments, (b)activation and curves
Current time Diffusion-limited
observed in response to the steps, (c) Sampled current
diffusion control conditions Sampled
voltammogram.
current
voltammetry
with UMEs. In this experiment, it is customary to reco
tential, which is obviously equivalent to recording curr
for theChronoamperometry
Tridimensional method is linear potential sweep chronoamperom
data
as linear sweep voltammetry (LSV).1
(*) (
E= vt
(*) (b)
1 (a) A portion of the i-t-E surface for a nernstian reaction. Potential axis is in units of
b) Linear potential sweep across this surface. [Reprinted with permission from W. H.
Anal. Chem., 32, 1509 (1960). Copyright 1960, American Chemical Society.]
Tridimensional representa,on of i vs E and t
II.1 Cyclic Voltammetry 61
Js .
0.2
0.1
Figure 6.1.2 (a) Linear potential sweep or ramp starting at EL (b) Resulting i-E
(c) Concentration profiles of A6.2.2 A1 for
and Peak Current and Potential
potentials beyond the peak.
The function TT^xicrt), and hence the current, reaches a maximum
0.4463. From (6.2.17) the peak current, / p, is
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i p = 0.4463nFAC (nFvD RT )
ip = ( 2.687 ×10 5 ) An 3 2 v1 2 D1 2C
Figure 3. (A−G): Concentration profiles (mM) for Fc+ (blue) and Fc (green) as a function of the distance from the electrode (d, from the electrode
surface to the bulk solution, e.g. 0.5 mm) at various points during the voltammogram. Adapted from Reference 4. Copyright © 2011, Imperial College
Press.
Figure: (H):(A−G):
VoltammogramConcentration profiles
of the reversible reduction of a 1 mM(mM) for
Fc+ solution Fc+
to Fc, (blue)
at a scan rate of and
100 mVFc (green)
s−1. (I): as a asfunction
Applied potential
time for a generic cyclic voltammetry experiment, with the initial, switching, and end potentials represented (A, D, and G, respectively).
of
a function of
the distance from the electrode (d, from the electrode surface to the bulk solution, e.g.
cell (E) to the standard potential of a species (E0) and the relative from the surface of the electrode are dependent on the potential
0.5 mm) 16 at various points during the voltammogram. (H): Voltammogram of the reversible
activities of the oxidized (Ox) and reduced (Red) analyte in the applied and how species move between the surface of the
reduction of a 1 mM Fc+ solution to Fc, at a scan
system at equilibrium. In the equation, F is Faraday’s constant,
R is the universal gas constant, n is the number of electrons, and T
rate of 100 mV s . (I): Applied potential
electrode and the bulk solution−1(see below). These factors all
contribute to the “duck”-shaped voltammograms.
asis the
a temperature
function of time for a generic cyclic voltammetry As the potential isexperiment,
scanned negatively with
+
the initial,
(cathodically) from
point A to point D (Figure 3), [Fc ] is steadily depleted near the
switching,
E=E + 0 and
RT end
ln
(Ox) potentials
0
= E + 2.3026 represented
RT
log
(Ox) (A, D, and G, respectively).
electrode as it is reduced to Fc. At point C, where the peak
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nF (Red) nF (Red) cathodic current (ip,c) is observed, the current is dictated by the
(1) delivery of additional Fc+ via diffusion from the bulk solution.
In application of the Nernst Equation to the one-electron The volume of solution at the surface of the electrode con-
reduction of Fc+ to Fc, the activities are replaced with their taining the reduced Fc, called the diffusion layer, continues to grow
concentrations, which are more experimentally accessible, the throughout the scan. This slows down mass transport of Fc+ to the
0 0
Cyclic Voltammetry of a Reversible System
REVERSIBLE means that the species formed by the electron transfer process
does NOT undergo any further process. In other words, the reduced or
oxidized species thus formed is stable and no chemical reaction occurs.
|ipa|/|ipc| = 1
ip = ( 2.687 ×10 5 ) An 3 2 v1 2 D1 2C
1…5 mV s−1 ). If the metal deposition process is reversible and the deposition takes
e
C
current / a.u.
ip,a
ip,c Ep,a
Ep,c
Fig. 2.8 Cyclic voltammogram for a solute that undergoes a simple electrochemical transformation.
Arrows indicate the sweep direction. e exponential current rise corresponding to a fully activation-
Cyclic voltammogram
controlled for a solute
reaction; C: current decay that undergoes
corresponding to athe
reversible electrochemical
Cottrell equation; b: baseline for the
transforma6on.
negative-going scan. Indices indicate the anodic (a), cathodic (c) and peak (p) values of the electrode
Arrows
potentialindicate the sweep direc6on. e exponen6al current rise corresponding to a fully
and the current
ac6va6on-controlled reac6on; C: current decay corresponding to the CoIrell equa6on;
b: baseline for the backward scan. Indices indicate the anodic (a), cathodic (c) and peak
(p) values of the electrode poten6al and the current
phase. During the initial course of a cyclic voltammetric experiment, the diffusion
layer also moves into the solution phase. However, this is of course followed by a
Fig. II.1.4 Plots of the potential stimulation applied in steady-state, chronoamperometric, and
Plots of the potential stimulation applied in steady-state, chronoamperometric, and cyclic
cyclic voltammetric experiments together with the resulting current response and the concentration
voltammetric
profile inexperiments together
the vicinity of the electrodewith the resulting current response and the
surface
concentration profile in the proximity of the electrode surface
Cyclic Voltammetry of a Chemical Reaction
Following up the Electron Transfer
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