Electron-Transfer Kinetics of V(IV)_V(V) and V(II)_V(Ш).pdf

Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 10 (2015) 725 - 736 International Journal of ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE Electron-Transfer Kinetics of V(IV)/V(V) and V(II)/V(Ш) Couples for Different State of Charge 1 2 1 2 2 1, * Fuyu Chen , Hui Chen , Qing Sun , Jianguo Liu , Chuanwei Yan , Qingyu Liu 1 College of Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China 2 Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China * E-mail: chenfuyu2005@163.com Received: 13 October 2014 / Accepted: 19 November 2014 / Published: 2 December 2014 The electrochemical behavior of the V(Ⅳ)/V( Ⅴ) and V( Ⅱ)/V(Ш) redox couples has been studied at a graphite electrode by cyclic voltammetry in sulfuric acid solutions. The diffusion coefficient (D) and the rate constant (k) of V(Ⅳ)/V( Ⅴ) and V( Ⅱ)/V(Ш) redox couples for varying state of charge (SOC) can be calculated by cyclic voltammetry. The values of D (diffusion coefficient of anode) and k (the a a rate constant of anode) are increased for V(Ⅳ)/V( Ⅴ) couple while decreased for V( Ⅱ)/V(Ш) couple with increasing of SOC. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is employed to study mechanism of the two couples in sulfuric acid medium. Characteristic EIS plots with the capacitive semicircle in high frequency and the Warburg tail in low frequency are observed for the two coupl