ISSN:
1040-0397
Keywords:
Titanium
;
Voltammetry
;
Oxygen
;
Hydrogen peroxide
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Bright, freshly-polished Ti electrodes give minimal cathodic response for O2 and H2O2 in 1.0 M NaOH. However, the response is increased gradually by repeated application of a triangular waveform within the approximate potential limits of O2 response (ca. -1.5 to -0.7 V vs. SCE). This same voltammetric pretreatment applied for excessive periods results in formation of golden films on the Ti surfaces that are active for reduction of O2 and H2O2. Levich plots of cathodic current for O2 and H2O2 at rotated golden-Ti disk electrodes in 1.0 M NaOH (-1.35 V) are linear over a large range of rotational velocity (42 to 513 rad s-1), a behavior considered to be indicative of fast heterogeneous kinetics. Ring-disk data demonstrate that a small amount of H2O2 is produced throughout the potential region for O2 reduction and H2O2 is concluded to be an intermediate product in the O2-reduction mechanism. These observations are consistent with those reported previously for single-crystal TiO2 electrodes.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elan.1140090402
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