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Benzene Oxidation at Diamond Electrodes: Comparison of Microcrystalline and Nanocrystalline Diamonds
Author(s) -
Pleskov Yu. V.,
Krotova M. D.,
Elkin V. V.,
Varnin V. P.,
Teremetskaya I. G.,
Saveliev A. V.,
Ralchenko V. G.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201101059
Subject(s) - dielectric spectroscopy , electrode , diamond , cyclic voltammetry , nanocrystalline material , benzene , inorganic chemistry , materials science , anode , chemistry , electrochemistry , adsorption , analytical chemistry (journal) , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , composite material
A comparative study of benzene oxidation at boron‐doped diamond (BDD) and nitrogenated nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) anodes in 0.5 M K 2 SO 4 aqueous solution is conducted by using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It is shown by measurements of differential capacitance and anodic current that during the benzene oxidation at the BDD electrode, adsorption of a reaction intermediate occurs, which partially blocks the electrode surface and lowers the anodic current. At the NCD electrode, benzene is oxidized concurrently with oxygen evolution, a (quinoid) intermediate being adsorbed at the electrode. The adsorption and the electrode surface blocking are reflected in the impedance–frequency and impedance–potential complex‐plane plots.