In situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) studies of the electrochemical deposition of tantalum in two different ionic liquids with the 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium cation
In situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) studies of the electrochemical deposition of tantalum in two different ionic liquids with the 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium cation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.electacta.2015.07.178
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发表时间:
2016-04-10
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6.6
通讯作者:
Endres, Frank
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作者:
Carstens, Timo;Ispas, Adriana;Endres, Frank
The electrochemical reduction of 0.1 M TaF5 in two hydrophobic ionic liquids (1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium tris(pentafluoroethyl) trifluorophosphate ([Py-1,Py-4] FAP) and 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) amide ([Py-1,Py-4] TFSA) is probed using three in situ techniques: scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM). These techniques reveal that under similar conditions TaF5 is more easily reduced in the liquids with [TFSA] than [FAP] anions. Increasing the temperature reduced the viscosity and density of the ionic liquids which facilitates TaF5 electroreduction, in particular, in [Py-1,Py-4] TFSA. A herringbone reconstruction of the Au electrode was observed by STM for both ionic liquids with and without TaF5. Ta deposition was proved by STM and EQCM in [Py-1,Py-4] TFSA. Cracked layers, with ionic liquid trapped inside, were obtained by direct plating from the [TFSA] ionic liquid. No Ta containing deposits could be obtained in the liquid with the [FAP] anion. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.