期刊
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 694, 期 -, 页码 30-36出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2013.02.010
关键词
Adiabaticity; Supporting electrolyte cation; Asymmetric Marcus-Hush model; Variable temperature voltammetry; Reorganization energy
资金
- Fundacion SENECA
- St. John's College, Oxford
The comparative analysis of voltammetric responses at different temperatures through the asymmetric Marcus-Hush theory provides physical insight into the changes upon the electron transfer mechanism and the electronic interaction between the electrode and the electroactive species. Herein this approach is applied to the assessment of the influence of the nature of the supporting electrolyte on the kinetics of electrode processes. In particular, the electroreduction of the 3-nitrophenolate anion is studied in dimethylsulfoxide solutions via the use of a mercury hemispherical working microelectrode. Three different tetra-alkyl-ammonium perchlorates are employed as supporting electrolyte: tetraethylammonium, tetrabutylammonium and tetrahexylammonium. From these kinetic studies undertaken at different temperatures the reorganization energy, force constant symmetry and the strength of the electronic coupling are determined and analyzed for the different conditions. The results presented show a significant effect of the identity of the supporting electrolyte cation on the electrode kinetics that can be attributed to the change of the distance of closest approach between the electroactive species and the electrode as well as to ion-pairing effects. The experimental behavior observed suggests that the process has a non-adiabatic character. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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