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Double Layer Impedance in Mixtures of Acetonitrile and Water
Author(s) -
Aoki Koichi Jeremiah,
Chen Jingyuan,
Tang Peng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.201800025
Subject(s) - acetonitrile , aqueous solution , chemistry , molecule , analytical chemistry (journal) , solvent , double layer capacitance , capacitance , electrode , platinum , adsorption , dielectric spectroscopy , electrolyte , langmuir adsorption model , inorganic chemistry , chromatography , electrochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
Double layer (DL) impedances were evaluated in mixed solutions of water and acetonitrile at various ratios in the polarized potential domain in order to find competitive orientation of the two solvent molecules on the platinum electrode. The DL capacitance at any ratio of the mixture shows the common power law of the ac‐frequency. The capacitance at molar fractions of water less than 0.2 increases linearly with the fraction, and reaches the value for aqueous solution. This variation indicates accumulation of water molecules on the electrode excluding acetonitrile molecules. It is modelled on the concept of the Langmuir‐type isotherm in which water and acetonitrile molecules have competitive interaction with the electrode. The experimental variations by the use of the isotherm yield the difference in the interaction energy, 6 kJ mol −1 . The accumulation of water in the DL is supported by the formation of the adsorbed layer by insoluble ferrocene.