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

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

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03638

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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University of Oxford

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	1497-1501
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03638
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2020
Externally published	Yes

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

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