Electrochemistry of iron oxides: an in situ Moessbauer study
The electrochemical properties of Fe(OH)/sub 2/ dispersed on high-area carbon in strongly alkaline media have been studied in situ by Moessbauer spectroscopy. The oxidation of this material was found to yield either an ensemble of small magnetite particles of different sizes or a mixture of superparamagnetic and bulklike magnetite crystals depending on whether the process was carried out by stepping or sweeping the potential to -0.3 V vs Hg/HgO,OH/sup -/, respectively. This provides clear evidence that the morphological characteristics of the resulting material are determined by the rate at which the oxidation reaction is performed. Further cathodic polarization to -1.2 V gave rise to the irreversible reduction of the Fe(OH)/sub 2/ to metallic iron.
- Research Organization:
- Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5248889
- Journal Information:
- J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 91:27; ISSN JPCHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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400400* -- Electrochemistry
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
DATA
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
ELECTRODES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON OXIDES
MOESSBAUER EFFECT
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VOLTAMETRY