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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 49, Issue 26, Pages 4719-4732Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2004.05.028
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cobalt nucleation; glassy carbon electrode; ammonia; cyclic voltammetry; chronoamperometry; atomic force microscopy
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Nucleation mechanisms of cobalt on a glassy carbon electrode (gce) from aqueous ammonium sulfate solutions were investigated through the electrochemical techniques of cyclic voltammetry (cv) and chronoamperometry (ca), coupled with atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies. The studied parameters were pH, cobalt concentration, temperature, scanning rate, and deposition potential. It was found that scanning in the cathodic direction produced two peaks, corresponding to cobalt and hydrogen reduction, respectively. Scanning in the anodic direction was characterized by cobalt dissolution, which was interrupted by formation of cobalt hydroxide, causing a second anodic peak. The amperometric study found progressive nucleation mechanisms, in contrast to the instantaneous nucleation mechanisms determined by the AFM study. An explanation for the contradictory nucleation mechanisms shown in the two studies is provided. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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