TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancement of the activity and stability of PbO2 electrodes by modifying with polydimethylsiloxane
AU - He, Zhiqiao
AU - Zhou, Jiajie
AU - Huang, Xinwen
AU - Zhang, Shihan
AU - Song, Shuang
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 21477117), the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants LR14E080001, LZ18B070001 and LGF18E080017), and the National Science and Technology Major Project for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (2017ZX07201004).
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The β-PbO2 of a Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2 electrode was modified with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) (Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS) through a facile electrodeposition method. The results from scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectrometry and X-ray diffraction demonstrated that the PDMS was irreversibly adsorbed on the β-PbO2 of Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS, leading to a decrease in the crystal size, surface cracks and preferential growth trend of β-PbO2. Compared with its PDMS-unmodified counterparts, the Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS electrode exhibited relatively higher activity, selectivity and stability in the anodic oxidation of p-chlorophenol. Moreover, the Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS electrode was more stable than the Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2 electrode, as evidenced by the accelerated life test. Based on the quantitative measurements of contact angle, hydroxyl radicals (HO•) and the initial surface concentration of various p-substituted phenols, including p-cresol, p-methoxyphenol, phenol, and p-chlorophenol, and with the help of electrochemical characterization of linear sweep voltammetry, it could be concluded that the improved electrochemical activity and stability of Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS originated from the enhanced hydrophobicity of the electrode surface. Different from a traditional Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2 electrode with adsorbed HO• as the dominant active species, the Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS with a hydrophobic surface favors the generation of more free HO•.
AB - The β-PbO2 of a Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2 electrode was modified with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) (Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS) through a facile electrodeposition method. The results from scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectrometry and X-ray diffraction demonstrated that the PDMS was irreversibly adsorbed on the β-PbO2 of Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS, leading to a decrease in the crystal size, surface cracks and preferential growth trend of β-PbO2. Compared with its PDMS-unmodified counterparts, the Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS electrode exhibited relatively higher activity, selectivity and stability in the anodic oxidation of p-chlorophenol. Moreover, the Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS electrode was more stable than the Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2 electrode, as evidenced by the accelerated life test. Based on the quantitative measurements of contact angle, hydroxyl radicals (HO•) and the initial surface concentration of various p-substituted phenols, including p-cresol, p-methoxyphenol, phenol, and p-chlorophenol, and with the help of electrochemical characterization of linear sweep voltammetry, it could be concluded that the improved electrochemical activity and stability of Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS originated from the enhanced hydrophobicity of the electrode surface. Different from a traditional Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2 electrode with adsorbed HO• as the dominant active species, the Ti/Sn-SbOx/PbO2-PDMS with a hydrophobic surface favors the generation of more free HO•.
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U2 - 10.1149/2.0791811jes
DO - 10.1149/2.0791811jes
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067615281
VL - 165
SP - H717-H724
JO - Journal of the Electrochemical Society
JF - Journal of the Electrochemical Society
SN - 0013-4651
IS - 11
ER -