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Cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy analysis for graphene-modified solid-state electrode transducers

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The transducer of solid-state electrodes based on an epoxy-graphite composite was modified by two different methods, such as direct mixed and layer deposition of graphene (commercial and synthesized by electrochemical exfoliation of graphite). The modified electrodes were characterized by cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. Also, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was carried out to acquire information concerning the morphology of the composite electrode. Voltammetric measurements, in presence of [Fe(CN)6]3− as electroactive standard, determined a quasi-reversible electrochemical behavior under linear diffusion control. Electronic transference for modified and unmodified electrodes was compared. Solid-state electrode modified by inclusion of synthesized graphene showed a better electronic transference at electrode surface, due to the lower potential difference between anodic and cathodic peaks (ΔE = 125 mV) with respect to unmodified electrode (ΔE = 160 mV). Impedance spectroscopy characterization of electrode bodies in solid-state it was revealed a higher electronic conductivity and a supercapacitive behavior for the modified composites (values of intrinsic capacitances in the order of nanofarads) due to inclusions of graphite and graphene in the epoxy matrix. These inclusions were verified through SEM microscopy. The electronic conductivity and the supercapacitive character contributed both to the enhancement of electronic transference at electrode surface.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the CECITI-CLAF Academic Exchange and Development Program for Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean for the financial support. The authors are also grateful to the Third World Academy of Sciences (RG / PHYS / LA 99-050, 02-225, and 05-043) and CIFT, Trieste-Italia, for financial support to the Latin American Network of Ferroelectric Materials (NET-43, currently NT-02). This work is part of the Cuban National Project (PNCB-80-UH-15).

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  1. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales, Universidad de La Habana, Zapata y G, Vedado, Plaza, 10400, La Habana, Cuba

    Marcia Viltres Portales, Ana R. Lazo Fraga, Osmany García-Zaldívar & Aimé Peláiz Barranco

  2. Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología de Avanzada, Unidad Legaria, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    Ana R. Lazo Fraga & Miguel A. Aguilar Frutis

  3. Facultad de Química, Universidad de La Habana, Zapata y G, Vedado, Plaza, 10400, La Habana, Cuba

    Alicia M. Díaz García

  4. Facultad de Física, Universidad de La Habana, San Lázaro y L, Vedado, Plaza, 10400, La Habana, Cuba

    Aimé Peláiz Barranco

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Portales, M.V., Lazo Fraga, A.R., Díaz García, A.M. et al. Cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy analysis for graphene-modified solid-state electrode transducers. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 471–478 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3776-z

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