Electrochemical reduction of oxygen on thin-film. Au electrodes in acid solution

被引:76
作者
Sarapuu, A
Tammeveski, K
Tenno, TT
Sammelselg, V
Kontturi, K
Schiffrin, DJ
机构
[1] Univ Tartu, Inst Chem Phys, EE-51014 Tartu, Estonia
[2] Univ Tartu, Inst Phys, EE-51014 Tartu, Estonia
[3] Helsinki Univ Technol, Dept Chem Technol, Espoo 02015, Finland
[4] Univ Liverpool, Dept Chem, Liverpool L69 7ZD, Merseyside, England
关键词
oxygen reduction; kinetic parameters; gold; rotating disk electrode; atomic force microscopy;
D O I
10.1016/S1388-2481(01)00198-9
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
The reduction of oxygen has been studied on thin-film gold electrodes using the rotating disk electrode (RDE) technique. Thin films of gold were prepared by vacuum evaporation onto glassy carbon and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite substrates. The surface morphology of the films was examined-by atomic force microscopy. The kinetic parameters of O-2 reduction have been determined and a Tafel slope of (-112 +/- 8) mV dec(-1) was observed. The specific activity of the electrodes was almost independent of film thickness. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:446 / 450
页数:5
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