Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte

Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society. The electrochemical properties of gas molecules are of great interest for both fundamental and applied research. In this study, we introduce a novel concept to systematically alter the electrochemical behavior and, in particular, the redox potential of neu...

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Main Authors: Wandt, J., Lee, Juni, Arrigan, Damien, Silvester-Dean, Debbie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: AMER CHEMICAL SOC 2019
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Online Access:https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79101
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Lee, Juni
Arrigan, Damien
Silvester-Dean, Debbie
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Arrigan, Damien
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description Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society. The electrochemical properties of gas molecules are of great interest for both fundamental and applied research. In this study, we introduce a novel concept to systematically alter the electrochemical behavior and, in particular, the redox potential of neutral gas molecules. The concept is based on the use of an ion-binding agent, or "ionophore", to bind and stabilize the ionic electrochemical reaction product. We demonstrate that the ionophore-assisted electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen in a room-temperature ionic liquid electrolyte is shifted by almost 1 V toward more negative potentials in comparison to an ionophore-free electrolyte. The altered electrochemical response in the presence of the ionophore not only yields insights into the reaction mechanism but also can be used to determine the diffusion coefficient of the ionophore species. This ionophore-modulated electrochemistry of neutral gas molecules opens up new avenues for the development of highly selective electrochemical sensors.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-791012020-10-23T00:50:08Z Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte Wandt, J. Lee, Juni Arrigan, Damien Silvester-Dean, Debbie Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Physical Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Chemistry Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science Physics PLATINUM-ELECTRODES BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYLSULFONYL)IMIDE VOLTAMMETRY Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society. The electrochemical properties of gas molecules are of great interest for both fundamental and applied research. In this study, we introduce a novel concept to systematically alter the electrochemical behavior and, in particular, the redox potential of neutral gas molecules. The concept is based on the use of an ion-binding agent, or "ionophore", to bind and stabilize the ionic electrochemical reaction product. We demonstrate that the ionophore-assisted electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen in a room-temperature ionic liquid electrolyte is shifted by almost 1 V toward more negative potentials in comparison to an ionophore-free electrolyte. The altered electrochemical response in the presence of the ionophore not only yields insights into the reaction mechanism but also can be used to determine the diffusion coefficient of the ionophore species. This ionophore-modulated electrochemistry of neutral gas molecules opens up new avenues for the development of highly selective electrochemical sensors. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79101 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02666 English https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315 AMER CHEMICAL SOC fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
PLATINUM-ELECTRODES
BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYLSULFONYL)IMIDE
VOLTAMMETRY
Wandt, J.
Lee, Juni
Arrigan, Damien
Silvester-Dean, Debbie
Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
title Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
title_full Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
title_fullStr Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
title_full_unstemmed Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
title_short Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
title_sort ionophore-assisted electrochemistry of neutral molecules: oxidation of hydrogen in an ionic liquid electrolyte
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
PLATINUM-ELECTRODES
BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYLSULFONYL)IMIDE
VOLTAMMETRY
url https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79101