Electrocatalysis via Intrinsic Surface Quinones Mediating Electron Transfer to and from Carbon Electrodes

Danlei Li, Christopher Batchelor-Mcauley, Lifu Chen, Richard G. Compton*

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Abstract

The electrochemistry of the Fe2+/Fe3+ redox couple in aqueous solution at carbon electrodes is shown to be catalyzed by surface quinone groups intrinsically present in the carbon surface. Such mediation has long been speculated but hitherto unproven.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1497-1501
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2020
Externally publishedYes

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