Influence of electrode preparation on electrocatalytic activity of water soluble porphyrazine complex to hydrogen
Abstrakt
The influence of electrode preparation and used electrode substrate on electrocatalytic activity of N, N',N '',N'" -tetramethyl-tetra-3,4-pyridinopor-phyrazinocobalt (CoTmt-3,4-ppa) complex deposited on electrode surface for hydrogen reaction has been studied. Electrochemical deposition, spontaneous adsorption, and spin coating have been used to the modification of two different electrode substrates: annealed gold and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite.
Prepared electrodes have been characterized using cyclic voltammetry, backscattering VIS spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. The detailed comparison of surface morphology, surface coverage, surface roughness parameters, and thickness of deposited layers of CoTmt-3,4-ppa mediatoronhydrogen reaction has been investigated.