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Hydrogen Electrooxidation under Conditions of High Mass Transport in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and the Role of Underpotential-Deposited Hydrogen

Goodwin, Sean E.; Walsh, Darren A.

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Authors

Sean E. Goodwin

DARREN WALSH DARREN.WALSH@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Chemistry



Abstract

The hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), an electrocatalytic reaction of fundamental and applied interest, was studied in the protic ionic liquid (PIL) diethylmethylammonium trifluoromethanesulfonate, [dema][TfO], at Pt electrodes using rotating disk electrode (RDE) and ultramicroelectrode (UME) voltammetry. A steady-state HOR current is observed during RDE voltammetry at overpotentials > 50 mV but an additional plateau is observed in the overpotential region 50-200 mV when using UMEs. The difference in voltammetric responses is attributed to higher rate of mass transport to the UME than to the RDE. Three models have been used to fit the experimental data. The first is a dual-pathway model, which assumes that the Tafel-Volmer and Heyrovsky-Volmer pathways are both active over the potential range of interest and no blockage of catalytic sites occurs during the reaction. The second is a dual-pathway model, which assumes that reaction intermediates block access of H2 to catalytic sites. The third is based on the premise that underpotential-deposited hydrogen atoms (Hupd) can block adsorption and electrooxidation of H2 at the Pt surface. While each model fits the polarisation curves reasonably well, detailed analysis suggests that the Hupd- blocking model describes the responses better. To the best of our knowledge, this work is the first to demonstrate the advantages of UME voltammetry over RDE voltammetry for studying electrocatalytic reactions in PILs, and the first to show that Hupd can inhibit an electrocatalytic reactions in an ionic liquid, a factor that may become important as the technological applications of these liquids increase.

Citation

Goodwin, S. E., & Walsh, D. A. (2016). Hydrogen Electrooxidation under Conditions of High Mass Transport in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and the Role of Underpotential-Deposited Hydrogen. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(21), 11498-11507. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01592

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 28, 2016
Online Publication Date May 19, 2016
Publication Date Jun 2, 2016
Deposit Date Jun 10, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Print ISSN 1932-7447
Electronic ISSN 1932-7455
Publisher American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 120
Issue 21
Pages 11498-11507
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01592
Keywords Ionic liquids; Hydrogen; Electrochemistry; Electrodes; Voltammetry
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/783389
Publisher URL http://www.pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01592
Additional Information This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Physical Chemistry C, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://www.pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01592

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