Gastight Hydrodynamic Electrochemistry: Design for a Hermetically Sealed Rotating Disk Electrode Cell

Jung, Suho; Kortlever, Ruud; Jones, Ryan J.  R.; Lichterman, Michael F.; Agapie, Theodor; McCrory, Charles C.  L.; Peters, Jonas C.

doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04228

Gastight Hydrodynamic Electrochemistry: Design for a Hermetically Sealed Rotating Disk Electrode Cell

Journal Article · Thu Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Analytical Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04228· OSTI ID:1534412

^[1]; Kortlever, Ruud ^[2]; Jones, Ryan J. R. ^[2]; Lichterman, Michael F. ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[3]; Peters, Jonas C. ^[2]

California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis; DOE/OSTI
California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

Rotating disk electrodes (RDEs) are widely used in electrochemical characterization to analyze the mechanisms of various electrocatalytic reactions. RDE experiments often make use of or require collection and quantification of gaseous products. The combination of rotating parts and gaseous analytes makes the design of RDE cells that allow for headspace analysis challenging due to gas leaks at the interface of the cell body and the rotator. In this manuscript we describe a new, hermetically sealed electrochemical cell that allows for electrode rotation while simultaneously providing a gastight environment. Electrode rotation in this new cell design is controlled by magnetically coupling the working electrode to a rotating magnetic driver. Calibration of the RDE using a tachometer shows that the rotation speed of the electrode is the same as that of the magnetic driver. To validate the performance of this cell for hydrodynamic measurements, limiting currents from the reduction of a potassium ferrocyanide (K₄[Fe(CN)₆]·3H₂O) were measured and shown to compare favorably with calculated values from the Levich equation and with data obtained using more typical, nongastight RDE cells. Faradaic efficiencies of ~95% were measured in the gas phase for oxygen evolution in alkaline media at an Inconel 625 alloy electrocatalyst during rotation at 1600 rpm. These data verify that a gastight environment is maintained even during rotation.

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Research Organization:: California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0004993

OSTI ID:: 1534412

Journal Information:: Analytical Chemistry, Journal Name: Analytical Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 89; ISSN 0003-2700

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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