COMSOL Multiphysics在纳米尺度电化学界面反应中应用.pdf

Electrochemical interface of nano- scales of Nanometer-Sized Disk Electrodes: A Theoretical Study Yuwen Liu, Rui He, Shengli Chen* Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R.China slchen@whu.edu.cn Outline Introduction Model descriptions Simulated Results Conclusion 2 The length scales at an electrochemical interface Mass transport layer: 100 μm diffusion layer, concentration-depletion-layer; Electric-double-layer (EDL) • Compact EDL: 1 nm adsorbed ions and solvent molecules; • Diffuse EDL: 1–100 nm characterized by the Debye length; Reaction layer: 2nm Electron transfer (tunneling) distance. 3 Features of Nanometer-Sized Electrodes Ultrasmall electroactive dimension The size of catalyst particle is comparable to the thickness of double layer: size-dependent double layer structure Significant overlap between the mass transport layer and diffuse double layer: double layer effects on reaction kinetics High mass transport rate Very high interfacial current density: breakdown of equilibrium structure of electrochemical interface 4 Applications of Nanometer-Sized Electrodes Experimental Single molecules detection Measurement of ing the fast electron-transfer kinetics Electrochemical sensors with high spatio/temporal resolution Theoretical Electrical double layer effects on structure of double layer and mass transport Electron transfer kinetics at solid/liquid interface