Abstract
Chemically modified SnO2 electrodes were prepared, using zeolite Y which had been ion-exchanged with a metal tris(bipyridyl) complex, M(bpy)32+ (M = Ru, Os), and a metallocene cation, M(CpR)2+ or M(Cp)(CpR)+ (M = Co, Fe; Cp = η5-cyclopentadienyl; R = -H, -CH3, -NH2, -COOCH3, -CH2N(CH3)3). The rate of charge transfer between the electrode and the metallocene contained within the zeolite is enhanced at least tenfold by adsorbing M(bpy)32+ onto the zeolite surface. Both oxidation and reduction of the metallocene are facile if the potentials of the M(bpy)32+ and M(CpR)2+ couples are matched, but only one of these processes occurs if the potentials are dissimilar. This behavior is attributed to a rapid electron-transfer cross reaction between the two complexes. The equilibrium potentials of the zeolite-bound M(CpR)2+/0 couples were found to be 300-600-mV positive of the corresponding potentials in polar organic solvents. The charge transport diffusion coefficient for Co(CpCH3)2+/0 in zeolite Y, from linear sweep voltammetry, was found to be ca. 2 × 10-10 cm2/s.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 643-648 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of physical chemistry |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry