Abstract: The paper describes the time-dependent evolution of the electrochemical deposition of cobalt hexacyanoferrate (CoHCFe) on graphite foil electrode modified with electrochemically formed sol-gel film doped with β-cyclodextrin to impart porosity. With short-time electrodeposition, cyclic voltammetry (CV) shows a single redox couple typical of nano-sized clusters of CoHCFe, while at longer deposition times the CV's shape evolves to the classical form of a bulk compound in which there are present two redox couples. The electrode modified with β-cyclodextrin (CD) included in the sol-gel film has an active surface that corresponds to pores created by CD stacks normal to the surface. Hence, the electrochemical formation of CoHCFe starts in these conductive pores; only at long deposition times do the clusters overlap to form moieties with the voltammetric characteristics of bulk CoHCFe
Template and target information: β-cyclodextrin
Author keywords: Cobalt hexacyanoferrates, Electrochemical deposition, Modified Electrode, Silica-coated electrode, Nano-sized materials