Reaction charge-transfer resistance

F r d ic Current. The double layer is a leaky capacitor because Faradaic current flows around it. This leaky nature can be represented by a voltage-dependent resistance placed in parallel and called the charge-transfer resistance. Basically, the electrochemical reaction at the electrode surface consists of four thermodynamically defined states, two each on either side of a transition state. These are (11) (/) oxidized species beyond the diffuse double layer and n electrons in the electrode and (2) oxidized species within the outer Helmholtz plane and n electrons in the electrode, on one side of the transition state and (J) reduced species within the outer Helmholtz plane and (4) reduced species beyond the diffuse double layer, on the other. 

Under this electrochemical configuration, it is commonly accepted that the system can be expressed by the Randles-type equivalent circuit (Fig. 6, inset) [23]. For reactions on the bare Au electrode, mathematical simsulations based on the equivalent circuit satisfactorily reproduced the experimental data. The parameters used for the simulation are as follows solution resistance, = 40 kS2 cm double-layer capacitance, C = 28 /xF cm equivalent resistance of Warburg element, W — R = 1.1 x 10 cm equivalent capacitance of Warburg element, IF—7 =l.lxl0 F cm (

charge-transfer resistance, R = 80 kf2 cm. Note that these equivalent parameters are normalized to the electrode geometrical area. On the other hand, results of the mathematical simulation were unsatisfactory due to the nonideal impedance behavior of the DNA adlayer. This should... 

As mentioned, the reaction distribution is the main effect on the catalyst-layer scale. Because of the facile kinetics (i.e., low charge-transfer resistance) compared to the ionic resistance of proton movement for the HOR, the reaction distribution in the anode is a relatively sharp front next to the membrane. This can be seen in analyzing Figure 10, and it means that the catalyst layer should be relatively thin in order to utilize the most catalyst and increase the efficiency of the electrode. It also means that treating the anode catalyst layer as an interface is valid. On the other hand, the charge-transfer resistance for the ORR is relatively high, and thus, the reaction distribution is basically uniform across the cathode. This means... 

Figure 6.19. Simplified equivalent circuit for single-electrode reaction [e.g., Eq. (6.6)] Qi, double-layer capacitance of test electrode charge-transfer resistance of electrode reaction.

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Fig. 7.50. Electrochemical reactions involving adsorbed intermediates. f CT and f OR are the charge transfer resistances in two parallel reactions, and L is an inductance that arises from functions of the adsorbed species, B.

Find the charge-transfer resistance (/ CT), the double-layer capacitance (CDL), and the solution resistance (Rso]n) from the data listed in Table P.4 by using the simplest equivalent circuit for an electrochemical reaction shown in the figure. If the measurement was carried out at equilibrium potential, what is the exchange current (Kim)... 

This means that charge-transfer resistance of fast reversible charge-transfer reactions is low and their exchange current density is high. 

The same consideration applies to the impedance measurement according to Fig. 8.1b. It is a normal electrochemical interface to which the Warburg element (Zw) has been added. This element corresponds to resistance due to translational motion (i.e., diffusion) of mobile oxidized and reduced species in the depletion layer due to the periodically changing excitation signal. This refinement of the charge-transfer resistance (see (5.23), Chapter 5) is linked to the electrochemical reaction which adds a characteristic line at 45° to the Nyquist plot at low frequencies (Fig. 8.2)... 

When the rate determining step of the electrode reaction is the charge transfer process (kinetic control), the faradic impedance ZF in Figure 1.18 can be described as RCJ, the charge transfer resistance [7,8], The impedance plot in the Nyquist plane describes a semicircle, as shown in Figure 1.19. 

The three partial derivatives describe the kinetics of the reaction and (dE/dl) is the charge transfer resistance, Rct. It can be shown, using Laplace transformation, that... 

Figure 3 Electrical equivalent circuit model commonly used to represent an electrochemical interface undergoing corrosion. Rp is the polarization resistance, Cd] is the double layer capacitance, Rct is the charge transfer resistance in the absence of mass transport and reaction intermediates, RD is the diffusional resistance, and Rs is the solution resistance, (a) Rp = Rct when there are no mass transport limitations and electrochemical reactions involve no absorbed intermediates and nearly instantaneous charge transfer control prevails, (b) Rp = Rd + Rct in the case of mass transport limitations.

The charge-transfer resistance for a simple one-step electrochemical reaction is given by the following equation ... 

Ret is the charge-transfer resistance for electrochemical reactions. This resistance refers to the barrier through which the electron must pass across the electrode surface to the adsorbed species, or from the adsorbed species to the electrode. The resistance is related to the electrode potential, or more precisely, related to the overpotential. As the overpotential becomes larger, the resistance diminishes. 

AC impedance spectra provide a large amount of information about the electrochemical system being investigated. However, the analysis of AC impedance spectra and the correlation of AC impedance spectra with a specific parameter are still not fully understood. For example, for electrochemical reactions under load (or with a certain reaction rate), how the charge-transfer resistance relates to the reaction rate is not clear. More work is needed to deduce electrochemical reaction parameters from these spectra. In a later part of this book, impedance derived from reaction mechanisms and its correlation with electric circuit components will be discussed. 

Charge-transfer resistance is the resistance that occurs when electrons transfer at the electrode/electrolyte interface. The charge-transfer resistance is dependent on the reaction, the electrode surface, and the electrode potential. In general, an increase in overpotential leads to a decrease in charge-transfer resistance. 

If a resistor is added in series with the parallel RC circuit, the overall circuit becomes the well-known Randles cell, as shown in Figure 4.11a. This is a model representing a polarizable electrode (or an irreversible electrode process), based on the assumptions that a diffusion limitation does not exist, and that a simple single-step electrochemical reaction takes place on the electrode surface. Thus, the Faradaic impedance can be simplified to a resistance, called the charge-transfer resistance. The single-step electrochemical reaction is described as... 

Figure 4.13a shows the most commonly applied model, which represents a polarizable electrode (simple Faradaic reaction) with replacement of the doublelayer capacitance by a CPE. All the parameters in the model have direct physical meanings Rei represents the electrolyte resistance and Rct represents the charge-transfer resistance. The CPE describes the depression of the semicircle, which is often observed in real systems. The total impedance can be obtained as follows ... 

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