Electrocatalysis Characteristics of a Polynuclear Cyanide Complex, Ruthenium Purple, for Dihydrogen Oxidation
Electrocatalysis Characteristics of a Polynuclear Cyanide Complex, Ruthenium Purple, for Dihydrogen Oxidation
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多核氰化物配合物钌紫对二氢氧化的电催化特性
DOI:
10.1023/b:joip.0000039365.88800.1b
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发表时间:
2004
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A. Tajiri
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作者:
Toshiyuki Abe;T. Nagasaka;A. Tajiri
An electrocatalytic dihydrogen oxidation was found to take place on an electrode coated with iron(III) ruthenocyanide (i.e., repeating unit cell structure: FeIII4[RuII(CN)6]3or MFeIII[RuII(CN)6] and M = alkali metal counter ion) called ruthenium purple (RP). It was shown by voltammetric study that an electrocatalytic dihydrogen oxidation is induced on oxidizing the FeIIion in the cyanometallate. When the electrocatalysis characteristics of RP were investigated by voltammetry, especially in terms of the kinds of electrolyte used (K+or Na+), RP exhibited a more efficient electrocatalysis in the K+than in the Na+electrolyte system. While a one-electron electro-oxidation of FeIIto FeIIIoccurs, there is also a release of hydrated alkali metal cation(s) from the anionic RP (i.e., reduced RP) to compensate for charge. Moreover, cation transport through the cyanometallate network is more facile for the K+electrolyte system (cf., size of hydrated cation: Na+at 0.36 nm ≈ lattice channel of RP at 0.35 nm > K+at 0.24 nm). Therefore, it was most probable that the present electrocatalysis is kinetically dominated by the electro-oxidation.