Proton Transfer Voltammetry at Electrodes Modified with Acid Thiol Monolayers

By combining a description of the potential profile at electrodes coated with acid thiol monolayers with a quadratic relationship between activation energy and electrode potential, a rather simple expression for proton transfer voltammograms is derived. Our electrostatic analysis shows that proton t...

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Published in:Analytical chemistry (Washington) 2012-07, Vol.84 (13), p.5778-5786
Main Authors: Luque, Antonio M, Mulder, Willem H, Calvente, Juan José, Cuesta, Angel, Andreu, Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical chemistry
Chemical compounds
Chemistry
Electrochemical methods
Electrodes
Exact sciences and technology
Gold
Protons
Reaction kinetics
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Summary:By combining a description of the potential profile at electrodes coated with acid thiol monolayers with a quadratic relationship between activation energy and electrode potential, a rather simple expression for proton transfer voltammograms is derived. Our electrostatic analysis shows that proton transfer can only produce narrow voltammetric peaks when the immobilized acid groups lie close to the metal substrate. Quantitative fits of experimental voltammograms obtained with an Au(111) electrode modified with a 11-mercaptoundecanoic monolayer at pH 8.5 reveal that less than 1% of the carboxylic groups in the monolayer participate in the potential induced proton transfer process and that these groups lay close to the metal surface. A preliminary analysis of the kinetic parameters suggests that the interfacial electric field facilitates an intrinsically slow proton exchange between a proton donor and acceptor pair that are not in close contact with each other at the interface.
ISSN:0003-2700
1520-6882
DOI:10.1021/ac301040r