Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance study of formation and redox transformations of poly(diphenylamine)

Add time:08/27/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

The electropolymerization of diphenylamine (DPA) dissolved in 2 mol dm−3 H2SO4 has been studied on a gold electrode by cyclic electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance measurements. Similar experiments have been accomplished with DPA microcrystals attached to a gold electrode, in the presence of aqueous acidic media. In both cases the redox transformations of the poly(diphenylamine) films formed on Au have been investigated in solutions of different pHs. The cyclic voltammograms and the mass changes refer to two closely spaced redox reactions resulting in the formation of cation radicals and dications, respectively. The irregular, broad shape of the voltammetric waves may be explained by presence of other electrochemically active sites beside the linear diphenylbenzidine structure. The results indicate a pH and potential-dependent relative contribution of anions and hydrogen ions to the overall ion exchange process. The expulsion of protons is the predominant ion transport process at the beginning of the oxidation and the incorporation of anions occurs at a later stage of oxidation. The sorption/desorption of solvent molecules also contributes to the mass change observed during the redox transformations of the polymer.

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