Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Vol.377, No.1-2, 23-31, 1994
Numerical-Simulation of Kinetically Controlled Electrosorption Processes Under Cyclic Voltammetric Conditions
The computations described in the paper are based on the Frumkin adsorption isotherm. Variation of the electrosorption valency with potential is taken into account. The rate-determining step can be either diffusion or interfacial kinetics. The kinetics of charge transfer associated with the formation of a chemical bond between an adsorbate and an electrode is described in terms of the Butler-Volmer equation. The effect of lateral interactions between adsorbed molecules and the activated complex is also considered. The presented dependences of the peak width and peak potential on the electrode coverage and the sweep rate allow the determination of various kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of the adsorption process. Computations were carried out for both linear and spherical symmetry of diffusion.
Keywords:SURFACE-REACTIONS DRIVEN;LINEAR POTENTIAL SWEEP;COMPUTER-SIMULATION;BEHAVIOR;NUCLEATION;ADSORPTION;ELECTRODES