Electrochemical kinetics of Ag vertical bar Ag+ and TMPD vertical bar TMPD+center dot in the room-temperature ionic liquid [C(4)mpyrr][NTf2]; toward optimizing reference electrodes for voltammetry in RTILs

E.I. Rogers, D.S. Silvester, S.E.W. Jones, Leigh Aldous, Christopher Hardacre, A.J. Russell, S.G. Davies, R.G. Compton

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Abstract

The voltammetry and kinetics of the Ag vertical bar Ag+ system (commonly used as a reference electrode material in both protic/aprotic and RTIL solvents) was studied in the room-temperature ionic liquid N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, [C(4)mpyrr][NTf2] on a 10 mu m diameter Pt electrode. For the three silver salts investigated (AgOTf, AgNTf2, and AgNO3, where OTf- = trifluoromethanesulfonate, NTf2- = bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, and NO3- = nitrate), the voltammetry gave rise to a redox couple characteristic of a
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13957-13966
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume111 (37)
Issue number37
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Aug 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • General Energy
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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