Cyclic voltammetry and in situ microscopic FTIR spectroelectrochemistry were used for the electrochemical and vibrational characterizations of the reduction process of K 3Fe(CN) 6 in polyethylene glycol(PEG) wi...Cyclic voltammetry and in situ microscopic FTIR spectroelectrochemistry were used for the electrochemical and vibrational characterizations of the reduction process of K 3Fe(CN) 6 in polyethylene glycol(PEG) with LiClO 4 as supporting electrolyte at a Pt microelectrode. The rate of electron transfer is a function of the concentration of the supporting electrolyte. The redox potentials and cyclic voltammetric currents vary with Li/O molar ratio. The in situ spectroelectrochemistry shows that the infrared spectra are influenced by the concentration of LiClO 4. The bridging cyanide groups with a structure Fe Ⅱ—C≡N…Fe Ⅱ—C≡N are formed during the reduction process of K 3Fe(CN) 6. There may be an activated complex between the Li + cation and the complex anion.展开更多
文摘Cyclic voltammetry and in situ microscopic FTIR spectroelectrochemistry were used for the electrochemical and vibrational characterizations of the reduction process of K 3Fe(CN) 6 in polyethylene glycol(PEG) with LiClO 4 as supporting electrolyte at a Pt microelectrode. The rate of electron transfer is a function of the concentration of the supporting electrolyte. The redox potentials and cyclic voltammetric currents vary with Li/O molar ratio. The in situ spectroelectrochemistry shows that the infrared spectra are influenced by the concentration of LiClO 4. The bridging cyanide groups with a structure Fe Ⅱ—C≡N…Fe Ⅱ—C≡N are formed during the reduction process of K 3Fe(CN) 6. There may be an activated complex between the Li + cation and the complex anion.