Abstract
Prussian Blue is known to be deposited electrochemically on the electrode surface, producing a dense redox active layer. Since the Prussian Blue modified electrode was first reported by Neff in 1978 [1] , different in situ spectroelectrochemical techniques have been widely used to investigate its electrochemical mechanism [2～4] . But no research work related to the in situ Raman spectroscopic studies on it has been reported. In this paper we try to characterize the nature of thin Prussian Blue films on platinum substrates with in situ Raman spectroelectrochemical technique. A Super LABRAM confocal microscopic Raman spectrometer (Dilor) with a He?Ne laser (632.8 nm) and CHI604A electrochemical Analyzer (USA) were used here. Cyclic voltammetry was used to prepare Prussian Blue film modified platinum electrode. The platinum electrode potential was cycled at a scan rate of 50 mV/s between 0 and 0.5 V (vs. SCE). As shown in figure1, the in situ Raman spectra obtained here characterized two cycles of voltammetric process of the Prussian Blue modified platinum electrode in a potassium chloride solution (1 mol/L) between 0.5 V and -0.1 V (vs.SCE) with a scan rate 1 mV/s. The observed spectra demonstrated the change of intensities and shifts of those characteristic Raman frequencies related to the coordination structures of Prussian Blue and its reduced form, Prussian White. From these spectra, intensity changes of those related characteristic Raman lines characterized the stability and reversibility of the Prussian Blue film obviously. As shown in Fig.2(a), at the beginning of the process, the characteristic Raman frequencies of Prussian Blue remarkably appeared at 2 089 cm -1 , 2 123 cm -1 and 2 154 cm -1 . When the scanning potential arrived at the range 0.20～0.15 V, which is somewhat lower than the reduction potential of Prussian Blue film modified platinum electrode, three peaks can be observed at 2 058 cm -1 , 2 109 cm -1 and 2 140 cm -1 respectively [Fig. 2(b)]. Finally, as shown in Fig. 2(c), at the potential range of -0.10～-0.05 V, characteristic peaks are located at about 2 048 cm -1 , 2 095 cm -1 and 2 130 cm -1 . At this moment, intensities of these peaks decreased to their minimum. These Raman frequencies should be related to the reduced state of Prussian Blue, i.e. Prussian White. Subsequently, with the potential scanning inversely, the intensities and shifts of these characteristic Raman lines changed reversibly.
Publication Date
2001-02-28
Online Available Date
2001-02-28
Revised Date
2001-02-28
Received Date
2001-02-28
Recommended Citation
Xiao-wei CAO, Rong WANG, Gui hua WANG, Zong Rang ZHANG.
In Situ Raman Spectroelectrochemical Characterization of the Prussian Blue/Platinum Modified Electrode[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry,
2001
,
7(1): Article 20.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.3240
Available at:
https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol7/iss1/20
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