Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 386, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138498
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Opto-electrochemistry; Indium Tin Oxide; Hydrogen Evolution Reaction; Nanobubbles; In(0) nanoparticles
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- European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie SkodowskaCurie MSCA-ITN grant through the single entity nanoelectrochemistry, SENTINEL, project [812398]
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The electrochemical behavior of ITO during the hydrogen evolution reaction was investigated, revealing the formation of H-2 nanobubbles and In(0) nanoparticles, as well as the impact of intrinsic variation of ITO conductivity on the formation of these two species.
Indium tin oxide (ITO) is an important electrode material in electrochemical studies. However, it presents some chemical and electrochemical limitations, which are often underestimated. In this work the electrochemical behavior of ITO is investigated under opto-electrochemical monitoring in a scanning electrochemical cell microscopy, SECCM, configuration during the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in 5 mM of H2SO4, a concentration for which the ITO electrode remains stable. The in situ optical monitoring through interference reflection microscopy (IRM) allows discriminating the formation of H-2 nanobubbles, NBs, and the formation of In(0) nanoparticles, NPs, issued from the HER and the ITO electrochemical reduction respectively. A segregation in electrode potential and space between NBs and NPs formation on the ITO electrode is observed, which is attributed to the intrinsic variation of the ITO conductivity. This variation is further evidenced by changing the droplet cell position on the ITO substrate and through SECM investigation. Besides the onset potential of the NPs formation is shifted toward less negative potentials when the conductivity of the ITO increases whereas the onset potential of the H-2 formation remains mostly unchanged. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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