Electrochimica Acta, Vol.47, No.13-14, 2189-2197, 2002
Impedance study of electrochromism in anodic Ir oxide films
The aim of this work is to analyse voltammetric and impedance behavior of the hydrated Ir oxide film grown on Ir by 10 Hz potential pulsing in 0.5 mol dm(-3) H2SO4 (AIROF), The solid-solution type Ir(+III)/Ir(+IV) redox reaction has been manifested in two-peak cyclic voltammograms both in 0.5 mol dm(-3) H2SO4 and 1 mol dm(-3) NaOH solutions, but with different reversibility. In order to elucidate the high charge storage capability of the oxidized Ir oxide film and to separate of the bulk and interfacial processes a structural analysis of electrochemical impedance diagrams was carried out in terms of bulk proton hopping coupled to electron transfer and electrolytic migration-diffusion and different acidic dissociation of the redox couple.
Keywords:hydrous anodic Ir oxide;electrochromic Ir( plus III)/Ir( plus IV) transition;kinetics;thin layer;cyclic voltammetry;electrochemical impedance spectroscopy