Appearance of New Oscillation (Named Oscillation H) Induced by Na2SO4 and K2SO4 in Electroreduction of H2O2 on Platinum

作者：Mukouyama Yoshiharu^*; Kawasaki Hirokazu; Hara Daisuke; Yamada Yuri; Nakanishi Shuji

来源：Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2017, 164(2): H1-H10.

DOI：10.1149/2.0011702jes

The reduction of H2O2 on Pt electrodes in H2SO4 solutions shows a various types of electrochemical oscillations, named sequentially from A to G, as has been reported previously. This paper shows that salts such as Na2SO4 and K2SO4, which are often used as supporting electrolytes for electrochemical reactions, cause significant effects on the H2O2 reduction. A new potential oscillation, named oscillations H, appears in the H2O2-H2SO4-Pt system when Na2SO4 or K2SO4 is added to the solutions. Oscillation H is induced by the cations originating from the salts, Na+ and K+, though they do not react on Pt electrode. In the presence of Na+ or K+, the local pH at the electrode surface becomes basic, and consequently the oxidation of HO2-, formed via a dissociation of H2O2 (H2O2 -> HO2- + H+), occurs on the electrode surface. Oxygen bubbles due to the HO2-oxidation evolve from the electrode synchronously with the potential oscillation. Detailed studies, including electrochemical impedance measurements and numerical simulation, reveal that oscillation H can be explained by an interplay of the HO(2)(-)oxidation and an autocatalytic effect involved in the H2O2 reduction.

• 出版日期2017