Conference Paper
Carbon electrodes surface modification in hexane/CTAB-CTA modified-butanol/water system
Fecha
2008Autor
Carreon-Gutierrez, C.A.
Covarrubias, B.G.
Estrada-Vargas, A.
Barcena-Soto, M.
Casillas, N.
Institución
Resumen
The modification of graphite electrode surfaces with different hardness using hexane/CTAB-CTAmodified-butanol/water microemulsion forming system with inverse micelles (W/O) is presented. CTAB is modified by exchanging bromide ions of the surfactant with ferrocyanide ions in a salt solution. Carbon electrodes are modified by immersing them into a W/O microemulsion, followed by a rinsing step with pure water, and a potential cycling in a ferrocyanide solution. After this treatment, electrodes display two redox peaks, characteristic of strongly adsorbed species. The amount of adsorbed material at the electrode surface is greater for soft graphite electrodes than for hard ones. FTTR spectra of carbon electrodes before and after modification not show signal of C-C bonds and the increase of C-N signal from ferrocyanide ions attached to the surfactant. These results support the formation of a new bond between the surfactants tail and the carbon surface. ZapotitlánThe Electrochemical Society.