Abstract
Voltammetry is reported for chlorine, Cl-2, dissolved in various room temperature ionic liquids using platinum microdisk electrodes. A single reductive voltammetric wave is seen and attributed to the two-electron reduction of chlorine to chloride. Studies of the effect of voltage scan rate reveal uniquely unusual behavior in which the magnitude of the currents decrease with increasing scan rates. A model for this is proposed and shown to indicate the presence of strongly adsorbed species in the electrode reaction mechanism, most likely chlorine atoms, Cl*((ads)).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19477-19483 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 49 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Dec 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- General Energy
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films