Potential Step (potential + step)

Distribution by Scientific Domains


Selected Abstracts


Microdimensional Polyaniline: Fabrication and Characterization of Dynamics of Charge Propagation at Microdisk Electrodes

ELECTROANALYSIS, Issue 17 2004
Karolina Caban
Abstract We describe fabrication of microdimensional polyanilne films in a controlled manner by voltammetric potential cycling or controlled potential electrolysis on platinum microdisk electrodes. The film grows in a form of hemispherical microdeposits, and its size largely exceeds the size of a Pt microdisk. Consequently, the film covers both the Pt substrate as well as the surrounding glass seal. Since the adhering polyaniline layer is conducting, the latter situation may lead to an increase in the effective electrode surface area. The lateral growth of polyaniline films outside the microdisk has also been demonstrated by performing diagnostic voltammetric experiments with use of a double microdisk set-up in which independent polarization of each disk is feasible. Microelectrode-based chronocoulometry, that involves an uncomplicated well-defined reduction potential step starting from the emeraldine (conducting) form and ending at leucoemeraldine (nonconducting) form, yields (upon application of a sufficiently short pulse) a well-defined linear response of charge versus square root of time that is consistent with the linear effective diffusion as the predominant charge propagation mechanism. When describing the system kinetics in terms of the effective (apparent) diffusion coefficient, we expect this parameter to be on the level of 10,8,cm2 s,1 or lower. The relative changes in dynamics of charge transport are discussed with respect to the polyaniline film loading, the size of microdisk electrode, expansion of the active electrode area, and the choice of electrolyte (strong acid) anion. The results are consistent with the view that when Pt microelectrode is modified with PANI deposit exceeding the size of the microdisk substrate, it behaves in a way as if its surface area is effectively much larger than the geometric area of Pt microdisk. [source]


Delayed reflection of the energy flow at a potential step for dispersive wave packets

MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THE APPLIED SCIENCES, Issue 10 2004
F. Ali Mehmeti
Abstract We study Klein,Gordon equations with constant coefficients and different dispersion relations on two one-dimensional semi-infinite media coupled with transmission conditions. We obtain lower and upper bounds of the reflected part of the energy flow at the connecting point when the frequency band involved in the initial signal is sufficiently narrow. We detect a phenomenon of delayed reflection for low frequency wave packets, which is in accordance with the recent experiments of Haibel and Nimtz. The result is then generalized for a star-shaped network of n semi-infinite branches connected at one point. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


Several basic and practical aspects related to electrochemical deionization of water

AICHE JOURNAL, Issue 3 2010
Yaniv Bouhadana
Abstract We examine water desalination processes based on the electrosorption of ions onto activated carbon electrodes (capacitive deionization, CDI). A flow-by operation mode was used (solutions flows within channels in the separator, parallel to the electrodes) in both continuous and stopped flow experiments. The different response of solutions containing more than 5000 ppm NaCl and dilute solutions (e.g., 1000 ppm NaCl) to the applied potential is discussed. The electrical current transients on potential steps were faster by two orders of magnitude than the resulting concentration transients due to the dynamics of these deionization processes and the properties of the cells used herein. Guidelines for the practical development of capacitive water deionization processes are discussed herein. It is assumed that for brackish water containing several thousands ppms of NaCl, CDI may be advantageous over competitive methods (e.g., reverse osmosis). © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010 [source]


Nano-level detection of naltrexone hydrochloride in its pharmaceutical preparation at Au microelectrode in flowing solutions by fast fourier transforms continuous cyclic voltammetry as a novel detector

JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, Issue 8 2007
P. Norouzi
Abstract An easy and fast Fourier transform continuous cyclic voltammetric technique for monitoring of ultra trace amounts of naltrexone in a flow-injection system has been introduced in this work. The potential waveform, consisting of the potential steps for cleaning, stripping and potential ramp, was continuously applied on an Au disk microelectrode (with a 12.5 µm in radius). The proposed detection method has some of advantages, the greatest of which are as follows: first, it is no more necessary to remove oxygen from the analyte solution and second, this is a very fast and appropriate technique for determination of the drug compound in a wide variety of chromatographic analysis methods. The method was linear over the concentration range of 0.34,34000 pg/mL (r,=,0.9985) with a limit of detection 8.0,×,10,4 nM. The method has the requisite accuracy, sensitivity, precision, and selectivity to assay naltrexone in tablets. The influences of pH of eluent, accumulation potential, sweep rate, and accumulation time on the determination of the naltrexone were considered. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association J Pharm Sci 96:2009,2017, 2007 [source]