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Reaction Mechanisms of the Electrosynthesis of Magnetite Nanoparticles Studied by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Journal

ACS OMEGA
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 761-772

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05293

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  1. CONACYT [256248, 467055]

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This study investigates the electrochemical synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles through analysis of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Three models are proposed and their EIS spectra predicted, with a new model involving up to three adsorbed intermediate species providing the best fit to experimental data. However, the existing mechanisms do not fully explain all experimental results, highlighting the need for further refinement in understanding the reaction mechanism.
This work presents a mechanistic study of the electrochemical synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles (NPs) based on the analysis of the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique. After a discussion of the mechanisms reported in the literature, three models are devised and a prediction of their EIS spectra is presented. The approach consisted of the simulation of EIS spectra as a tool for assessing model validity, as EIS allows to characterize the relaxation of adsorbed intermediates. The comparison between the simulated impedance spectra and the experimental results shows that the mechanisms proposed to date do not explain all of the experimental results. Thus, a new model is proposed, in which up to three adsorbed intermediate species are involved. This model accounts for the number of loops found in experimental impedance data. The closest approximation of the features found in the experimental spectra by this proposed model suggests a better representation of the reaction mechanism within the evaluated potential range.

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