The cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfaces

The cyclic voltammetric response of an electrode composed of two different electrode materials is modelled using finite difference simulations. The system can be thought of as an array of microelectrodes of one material dispersed over a different electrode material. First, a detailed study into the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Davies, T, Moore, R, Banks, C, Compton, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004
_version_ 1797080277811462144
author Davies, T
Moore, R
Banks, C
Compton, R
author_facet Davies, T
Moore, R
Banks, C
Compton, R
author_sort Davies, T
collection OXFORD
description The cyclic voltammetric response of an electrode composed of two different electrode materials is modelled using finite difference simulations. The system can be thought of as an array of microelectrodes of one material dispersed over a different electrode material. First, a detailed study into the diffusional effects which arise when the distance between the individual microelectrodes is varied, leads to a simple method with which to obtain qualitative data regarding the size of the different electrode materials and diffusion layer thickness. Second, a more quantitative method is employed to determine the fractional coverage and number of gold particles on an anthraquinone modified edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrode by comparing experimental peak to peak separations with simulated working curves. The results are compared with a scanning electron microscope analysis of the same electrode surface. Third, the diffusion domain approach is applied to the basal plane highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface in an attempt to explain the characteristic shapes of basal plane HOPG voltammograms. A method is presented for the approximate determination of surface defect density, using macroelectrode cyclic voltammetry, and then trialled on a number of different redox couples. The results are compared with two previous scanning tunnelling microscopy studies of basal plane HOPG. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
first_indexed 2024-03-07T00:57:41Z
format Journal article
id oxford-uuid:88a50d8e-96c1-4f31-9837-265593bcdc53
institution University of Oxford
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-07T00:57:41Z
publishDate 2004
record_format dspace
spelling oxford-uuid:88a50d8e-96c1-4f31-9837-265593bcdc532022-03-26T22:18:50ZThe cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfacesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:88a50d8e-96c1-4f31-9837-265593bcdc53EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2004Davies, TMoore, RBanks, CCompton, RThe cyclic voltammetric response of an electrode composed of two different electrode materials is modelled using finite difference simulations. The system can be thought of as an array of microelectrodes of one material dispersed over a different electrode material. First, a detailed study into the diffusional effects which arise when the distance between the individual microelectrodes is varied, leads to a simple method with which to obtain qualitative data regarding the size of the different electrode materials and diffusion layer thickness. Second, a more quantitative method is employed to determine the fractional coverage and number of gold particles on an anthraquinone modified edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrode by comparing experimental peak to peak separations with simulated working curves. The results are compared with a scanning electron microscope analysis of the same electrode surface. Third, the diffusion domain approach is applied to the basal plane highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface in an attempt to explain the characteristic shapes of basal plane HOPG voltammograms. A method is presented for the approximate determination of surface defect density, using macroelectrode cyclic voltammetry, and then trialled on a number of different redox couples. The results are compared with two previous scanning tunnelling microscopy studies of basal plane HOPG. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
spellingShingle Davies, T
Moore, R
Banks, C
Compton, R
The cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfaces
title The cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfaces
title_full The cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfaces
title_fullStr The cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfaces
title_full_unstemmed The cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfaces
title_short The cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfaces
title_sort cyclic voltammetric response of electrochemically heterogeneous surfaces
work_keys_str_mv AT daviest thecyclicvoltammetricresponseofelectrochemicallyheterogeneoussurfaces
AT moorer thecyclicvoltammetricresponseofelectrochemicallyheterogeneoussurfaces
AT banksc thecyclicvoltammetricresponseofelectrochemicallyheterogeneoussurfaces
AT comptonr thecyclicvoltammetricresponseofelectrochemicallyheterogeneoussurfaces
AT daviest cyclicvoltammetricresponseofelectrochemicallyheterogeneoussurfaces
AT moorer cyclicvoltammetricresponseofelectrochemicallyheterogeneoussurfaces
AT banksc cyclicvoltammetricresponseofelectrochemicallyheterogeneoussurfaces
AT comptonr cyclicvoltammetricresponseofelectrochemicallyheterogeneoussurfaces