Open AccessUnderpotential Deposition of Lithium on Platinum Single Crystal Electrodes in Tetrahydrofuran
Author(s) -
Christopher A. Paddon,
Richard G. Compton
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of physical chemistry c
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 289
eISSN - 1932-7455
pISSN - 1932-7447
DOI - 10.1021/jp073304h
Subject(s) - underpotential deposition , platinum , lithium (medication) , electrochemistry , tetrahydrofuran , single crystal , electrode , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , materials science , crystallography , cyclic voltammetry , catalysis , organic chemistry , medicine , solvent , endocrinology
We present the first electrochemical observation/studies of nucleation and underpotential deposition (upd) of lithium in tetrahydrofuran (THF) on platinum single crystals. Electrochemical data using platinum (100) [Ep,c = -3.3 V, and Ep,a = -2.6 V], (110) [Ep,c = -3.0 V, and Ep,a = -2.2 V], and (111) [Ep,c = -1.6 V, and E p,a = -1.3 V] single crystal electrodes are reported against a standard reference electrode, Fc/Fc+PF6- for use in THF. The study has shown that lithium upd occurs at different characteristic potentials on well-defined crystal planes of platinum electrodes. These studies have significance for the advancement of industrial applications of lithium, for example, in battery/reactor technologies and in organic synthesis. © 2007 American Chemical Society
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