Surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions

The effect of potential and electrolyte composition on the surface stoichiometry in magnetite oxide electrodes has been investigated by a variety of electrochemical techniques: open-circuit potential, chronoamperometry, surface redox titration by galvanostatic pulses, electrochemical impedance spect...

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Autores principales: Castro, P.A., Vago, E.R., Calvo, E.J.
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spelling todo:paper_09565000_v92_n18_p3371_Castro2023-10-03T15:51:59Z Surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions Castro, P.A. Vago, E.R. Calvo, E.J. The effect of potential and electrolyte composition on the surface stoichiometry in magnetite oxide electrodes has been investigated by a variety of electrochemical techniques: open-circuit potential, chronoamperometry, surface redox titration by galvanostatic pulses, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and electroreflectance. These studies revealed a continuous change in surface iron composition with potential that results in a low-frequency, potential-dependent pseudo-capacitance. The capacitance-potential curves for different electrolyte pH were analysed in terms of: (a) the iron spinel system Fe3-δO4 (0 ≤ δ ≤ 0.33) and (b) a modified Fe3O4 electrode with octahedral surface iron complexes, to accommodate the change of surface stoichiometry. The second model is consistent with the experimental data and the resulting dependence of FeII surface sites on potential and pH predicts the kinetics of O2 electroreduction on Fe3O4. Similar electrochemical behaviour of oxidized magnetite electrodes and passive iron in alkaline solutions has been found, which parallels the analogous kinetics observed for oxygen electroreduction on these oxides. Fil:Castro, P.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Vago, E.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Calvo, E.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09565000_v92_n18_p3371_Castro
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description The effect of potential and electrolyte composition on the surface stoichiometry in magnetite oxide electrodes has been investigated by a variety of electrochemical techniques: open-circuit potential, chronoamperometry, surface redox titration by galvanostatic pulses, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and electroreflectance. These studies revealed a continuous change in surface iron composition with potential that results in a low-frequency, potential-dependent pseudo-capacitance. The capacitance-potential curves for different electrolyte pH were analysed in terms of: (a) the iron spinel system Fe3-δO4 (0 ≤ δ ≤ 0.33) and (b) a modified Fe3O4 electrode with octahedral surface iron complexes, to accommodate the change of surface stoichiometry. The second model is consistent with the experimental data and the resulting dependence of FeII surface sites on potential and pH predicts the kinetics of O2 electroreduction on Fe3O4. Similar electrochemical behaviour of oxidized magnetite electrodes and passive iron in alkaline solutions has been found, which parallels the analogous kinetics observed for oxygen electroreduction on these oxides.
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author Castro, P.A.
Vago, E.R.
Calvo, E.J.
spellingShingle Castro, P.A.
Vago, E.R.
Calvo, E.J.
Surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions
author_facet Castro, P.A.
Vago, E.R.
Calvo, E.J.
author_sort Castro, P.A.
title Surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions
title_short Surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions
title_full Surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions
title_fullStr Surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions
title_full_unstemmed Surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions
title_sort surface electrochemical transformations on spinel iron oxide electrodes in aqueous solutions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09565000_v92_n18_p3371_Castro
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