CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSIENT ELECTROCATALYTIC INTERMEDIATES BY SERS

亚硝酸盐还原为氨的净6电子5点还原是 由亚硝酸盐还原酶催化电化学研究 表明一系列水溶性卟啉是有效的 用于将亚硝酸盐转化为氨的电催化剂。拟议 光谱电化学研究将结合许多表面- 光谱和电化学技术，以获得数据的 卟啉中间体的分子结构和寿命， 在电催化还原期间产生。根据这些数据，A 卟啉催化电还原的综合机理 将亚硝酸盐转化为氨。 所采用的具体光谱技术是溶液拉曼 光谱、表面增强拉曼光谱、Sers及其变体， 时间分辨Sers，TRSERS，沿着UV/维斯吸收光谱。通过 将Sers提供的大幅度增强与多通道 检测，分子结构信息电生成催化 将获得Sers活性电极表面上的瞬态。辐射 化学和光化学研究也将被纳入，这些 技术将为短寿命铁卟啉提供大鼠限制 脉冲光化学过程产生的中间产物。 所采用的电化学技术包括循环伏安法， 差示脉冲伏安法和恒电位电解法。 电化学技术提供了关于电化学反应速率的信息。 反应以及扩散、浓度和温度的影响。 Sers光谱学提供了关于化学特性的信息， 表面物种的结构、构型和取向。通过 将电化学实验与Sers散射光谱相结合， 表面中间体的动力学和结构特征 将被探测。本研究得出的结论将发现 在修饰电极表征和设计中的应用 表面。这些改性表面在能源领域具有潜在的应用价值 转换过程，光驱动的反应和激活小 生物分子

The net 6-electron, five point reduction of nitrite to ammonia is catalyzed by the enzyme nitrite reductase. Electrochemical studies have shown that a series of water soluble porphyrins are efficient electrocatalyst for the conversion of nitrite to ammonia. The proposed spectro-electrochemical study will couple a number of surface- spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques to obtain data on the molecular structure and lifetimes of the porphyrin intermediates, generated during the electrocatalytic reduction. From this data, a comprehensive mechanism for the porphyrin catalyzed electro-reduction of nitrite to ammonia will be developed. The specific spectroscopic techniques to be employed are solution Raman spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, SERS, and its variant, time-resolved SERS, TRSERS, along with UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy. By linking the large enhancement afforded by SERS, with multi-channel detection, molecular structural information on electro-generated catalytic transients on a SERS active electrode surface will be obtained. Radiation chemical and photochemical studies will also be incorporated and these techniques will provide rat constraints for short-lived iron porphyrin intermediates generated by pulse photochemical processes. The electrochemical techniques to be employed include cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and constant potential electrolysis. Electrochemical techniques provide information regarding the rate of the reaction and the influence of diffusion, concentration and temperature. SERS spectroscopy provides information on the chemical identity, structure, configuration and orientation of the surface species. By coupling electrochemical experiments with SERS scattering spectroscopy, both kinetic and structural characteristics of the surface intermediates will be probed. The conclusion derived from this research will find application in the characterization and design of modified electrode surfaces. These modified surfaces possess potential applications in energy conversion processes, light driven reactions and the activation of small biological molecules.