Rotating ring-disc electrode (RRDE) investigation of borohydride electro-oxidation
Rotating ring-disc electrode (RRDE) voltammetry is applied for the in situ determination of hydroxy borohydride (BH 3(OH) −) formation during borohydride (BH 4 −) electro-oxidation on a gold (Au) electrode in 6.0 M NaOH solution. The BH 3(OH) − is detected at the ring electrode due to its further ox...
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Published in | Journal of power sources Vol. 182; no. 1; pp. 106 - 111 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Lausanne
Elsevier B.V
15.07.2008
Elsevier Sequoia |
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Summary: | Rotating ring-disc electrode (RRDE) voltammetry is applied for the
in situ determination of hydroxy borohydride (BH
3(OH)
−) formation during borohydride (BH
4
−) electro-oxidation on a gold (Au) electrode in 6.0
M NaOH solution. The BH
3(OH)
− is detected at the ring electrode due to its further oxidation to BH
2(OH)
2
− by maintaining its potential in the range of −0.800 to −0.600
V vs. normal hydrogen electrode (NHE) while oxidizing BH
4
− on the disc electrode. The study reveals that the generation of BH
3(OH)
− increases if the anodic polarization of the disc electrode is increased. The RRDE ring-shielding experiments show that the electro-oxidation of BH
4
− occurs over a wide potential range of −0.500 to 0.400
V on the Au electrode under hydrodynamic conditions. Chronoamperometry is also used to study the BH
3(OH)
− oxidation in the potential range of −0.800 to −0.600
V with 0.33
M NaBH
4 in three different buffer solutions of pH 10.2, 11.0 and 11.70, respectively. The chronoamperometric studies indicate that the formation and stability of BH
3(OH)
− depends on the pH value. |
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ISSN: | 0378-7753 1873-2755 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.03.064 |