Open AccessTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF STAIRCASE SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY
Author(s) -
Khallil Hassan Ahmad Ali Fernandes,
João Paulo Tenório da Silva Santos,
Vinícius Del Colle,
Janaína Souza-Garcia,
Camilo A. Angelucci
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140317
Subject(s) - linear sweep voltammetry , voltammetry , computer science , cyclic voltammetry , chemistry , electrode , electrochemistry
Cyclic voltammetry has become one of the most useful tools in modern electrochemistry, but the use of digital potentiostats should be treated with caution by users. Staircase Voltammetry utilizes some parameters to build up the potential ramp. However, for some electrochemical processes, the signal response can be different compared with that acquired using true linear sweep (analogic signal). In this work, the role of SCV parameters in current response during the hydrogen electrochemical adsorption/desorption reaction on a platinum surface was studied. In addition, the transient current in each step comprising the ramp was investigated. The results showed that with a step height of 2 mV, the SCV response matches that recorded by linear sweep voltammetry. From the transient current study, two kinds of capacity were identified: non-faradaic and faradaic charge