Open AccessElectrochemistry characterization of ferrocene/ferricenium redox couple at glassycarbon electrode
Author(s) -
NS Neghmouche,
Abdelhamid Khelef,
Touhami Lanez
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revue des sciences fondamentales et appliquées
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1112-9867
DOI - 10.4314/jfas.v1i2.3
Subject(s) - ferrocene , horizontal scan rate , cyclic voltammetry , dichloromethane , electrochemistry , redox , diffusion , chemistry , electrode , anode , analytical chemistry (journal) , voltammetry , cathodic protection , aqueous solution , materials science , inorganic chemistry , solvent , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , physics
In the present work the oxidation of ferrocene, , to the ferrocenium cation, , was examined in the solvents dichloromethane, and aqueous ethanol using the technique of cyclic voltammetry. The anodic (Epa) and the cathodic (Epc) peak potentials, as well as the corresponding anodic (ipa) and cathodic (ipc) peak currents, were obtained at different scan rates (0.05, 0.10, 0.30, 0.50 V.s-1). The diffusion coefficients (D) have been calculated using the Randles-Sevcik equation. The effects of changing the scan rate on the electrochemical behavior of ferrocene have been examined.