Altered Electrochemistry at Graphene- or Alumina-Modified Electrodes: Catalysis vs Electrocatalysis in Multistep Electrode Processes

The voltammetric behavior of glassy carbon electrodes modified with either submonolayer quantities of alumina or graphene is examined with respect to the two-electron, two-proton reaction of catechol (1,2-dihydroxybenzene) in aqueous solution. While the voltammetric behavior superficially hints at a...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Poon, J, Lin, Q, Batchelor-McAuley, C, Salter, C, Johnston, C, Compton, R
Materialtyp: Journal article
Publicerad: 2015
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Sammanfattning:The voltammetric behavior of glassy carbon electrodes modified with either submonolayer quantities of alumina or graphene is examined with respect to the two-electron, two-proton reaction of catechol (1,2-dihydroxybenzene) in aqueous solution. While the voltammetric behavior superficially hints at a change of electron transfer rate, an alternative explanation in terms of the changed thermodynamics of the intermediate species is advanced and rationalized.