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Silver particle nucleation and growth at liquid/liquid interfaces: a scanning electrochemical microscopy approach

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Li, Fei, Edwards, Martin A., Guo, Jidong and Unwin, Patrick R. (2009) Silver particle nucleation and growth at liquid/liquid interfaces: a scanning electrochemical microscopy approach. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol.113 (No.9). pp. 3553-3565. doi:10.1021/jp809165t

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Abstract

Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) has been used to induce and monitor the electrodeposition of silver particles at a liquid/liquid interface by the electron transfer reaction between aqueous Ag+ ions, generated by anodic dissolution of an Ag disk ultramicroelectrode (UME), and bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) iron (decamethylferrocene, DMFc) in a 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) phase. A two-electrode system with an Ag UME as the SECM tip was used to investigate the factors affecting the deposition process, such as the tip-interface separation, potential applied to the tip, concentration of the reductant in the DCE phase, and the reaction driving force, which was controlled by the concentration ratio of a common ion (ClO4-) in the two phases. A theoretical model was developed and rate constants for Ag particle nucleation and growth at the water/DCE interface were obtained by thorough analysis of experimental current-time curves. It was found that Ag+ ion adsorption at the interface, coupled to particle nucleation and growth, best described the experimental data. The growth of Ag particles at the liquid/liquid interface was confirmed by independent microscopy measurements.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
T Technology
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Publisher: American Chemical Society
ISSN: 1932-7447
Official Date: 5 March 2009
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5 March 2009Published
Volume: Vol.113
Number: No.9
Number of Pages: 13
Page Range: pp. 3553-3565
DOI: 10.1021/jp809165t
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards Scheme, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), University of Warwick. MOAC Doctoral Training Centre

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