In Situ Mass Spectrometric Monitoring of the Dynamic Electrochemical Process at the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface : a SIMS Approach

The in situ molecular characterization of reaction intermediates and products at electrode-electrolyte interfaces is central to mechanistic studies of complex electrochemical processes, yet a great challenge. The coupling of electrochemistry (EC) and mass spectrometry (MS) has seen rapid development and found broad applicability in tackling challenges in analytical and bioanalytical chemistry. However, few truly in situ and real-time EC-MS studies have been reported at electrode-electrolyte interfaces. An innovative EC-MS coupling method named in situ liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was recently developed by combining SIMS with a vacuum compatible microfluidic electrochemical device. Using this novel capability, we report the first in situ elucidation of the electro-oxidation mechanism of a biologically significant organic compound, ascorbic acid (AA), at the electrode-electrolyte interface. The short-lived radical intermediate was successfully captured, which had not been detected directly before. Moreover, we demonstrated the power of this new technique in real-time monitoring of the formation and dynamic evolution of electrical double layers at the electrode-electrolyte interface. This work suggests further promising applications of in situ liquid SIMS in studying more complex chemical and biological events at the electrode-electrolyte interface.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

Analytical chemistry - 89(2017), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 960-965

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Zhaoying [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yanyan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Bingwen [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Kui [VerfasserIn]
Thevuthasan, Suntharampillai [VerfasserIn]
Baer, Donald R [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Zihua [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xiao-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Fuyi [VerfasserIn]

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Ascorbic Acid
Electrolytes
Journal Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 05.11.2018

Date Revised 05.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04189

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM266987923