TY - JOUR

T1 - Double Layer Structural Effects in Cyclic Voltammetry Curves Complicated with Non-Equilibrium Injection of Charge Carriers into Redox Polymer Films

AU - Anishchenko, D. V.

AU - Levin, O. V.

AU - Malev, V. V.

PY - 2017/7/1

Y1 - 2017/7/1

N2 - An expressed asymmetry of cyclic voltammetry curves of electrodes modified with redox and conducting polymers is often considered as a consequence of slow injection of charge carriers into/out polymer films. The Butler-Volmer equation is usually applied to quantitative treatment of the rates of such injection processes. It is generally considered that the above equation does not take into account the influence of the double layer structure on the rates of electrode processes and, hence, one can assume that its use might lead only to a qualitative explanation of the observed asymmetry effect. Using different models of film double layers (at the film/electrode substrate and film/adjacent electrolyte interfaces) and the proper kinetic equations that include the so-called Frumkin correction, we have calculated the corresponding voltammetric curves in case of electrodes modified with redox polymer films. As expected, a good agreement between the data calculated and the results followed from the Butler-Volmer equation takes place only for the Helmholtz model of the both interfacial regions, while significant quantitative differences in such curves appear with using the Stern and Gouy models of film double layers.

AB - An expressed asymmetry of cyclic voltammetry curves of electrodes modified with redox and conducting polymers is often considered as a consequence of slow injection of charge carriers into/out polymer films. The Butler-Volmer equation is usually applied to quantitative treatment of the rates of such injection processes. It is generally considered that the above equation does not take into account the influence of the double layer structure on the rates of electrode processes and, hence, one can assume that its use might lead only to a qualitative explanation of the observed asymmetry effect. Using different models of film double layers (at the film/electrode substrate and film/adjacent electrolyte interfaces) and the proper kinetic equations that include the so-called Frumkin correction, we have calculated the corresponding voltammetric curves in case of electrodes modified with redox polymer films. As expected, a good agreement between the data calculated and the results followed from the Butler-Volmer equation takes place only for the Helmholtz model of the both interfacial regions, while significant quantitative differences in such curves appear with using the Stern and Gouy models of film double layers.

KW - Asymmetry of cyclic curves

KW - Charge carriers injection

KW - Cyclic voltammetry

KW - Double layer

KW - Frumkin's correction.

KW - Peak currents

KW - Redox polymers

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U2 - 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.095

DO - 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.095

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85019360274

VL - 241

SP - 375

EP - 385

JO - Electrochimica Acta

JF - Electrochimica Acta

SN - 0013-4686

ER -