Solid state spectroelectrochemistry of microparticles of ruthenium diimine complexes immobilised on optically transparent electrodes
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2009
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Barbante, G.J.
Hogan, C.F.
Hughes, A.B.
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Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 2009; 13(4):599-608
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The solid state electrochemistry and solid state spectroelectrochemistry of two ruthenium complexes, ruthenium tris-(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) bis-hexafluorophosphate, [Ru(dpp) 3](PF 6) 2, and ruthenium bis-(2,2'-bipyridine)(4,6-diphenyl-2,2'-bipyridine)bis-hexafluorophosphate, [Ru(bpy) 2(dpb)](PF 6) 2, is described. Microparticles of the material are immobilised on ITO electrodes, and stable voltammetric signals are obtained in contact with aqueous electrolyte solution. Spectral changes monitored during a slow cyclic voltammetric scan confirm the exhaustive oxidation of the Ru 2+ species to the Ru 3+ form. The derivative of the absorbance signal monitored at a single wavelength during potential cycling is morphologically identical to a cyclic voltammogram with no background current. This technique is shown to be useful when peaks of small magnitude are obscured by capacitive background or when peaks close to the solvent limit are obscured by solvent electrolysis current. The technique effectively widens the electrochemical window available for voltammetric measurements. After suitable correction of the signal, the value of the voltammetric peak height (I p) as well as peak potential (E p) may be obtained from the derivative absorbance signal. Chronospectrometry is demonstrated to provide the equivalent to a chronocoulometric response, but is closer to the ideal simulated response. A facile method for simulating time or potential-dependant spectroelectrochemical responses using commercial electrochemical simulation software is described. Absorbance transients monitored during the electrolysis of solid particles of [Ru(dpp) 3](PF 6) 2 show best agreement with simulated data at very short and very long timescales. This observation, in conjunction with the observations from the potential scan experiments, suggests that the absorbance, charge, or current vs. time behaviour of the system can be adequately described by a semi-infinite diffusional model at short experimental timescales and by a finite diffusional model at sufficiently long timescales.
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