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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 28, Number 8
BKCSDE 28(8)
August 20, 2007

Title	Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction by Cu-containing Polymer Films on Glassy Carbon Electrodes
Author	Jongwon Kim*, Andrew A. Gewirth
Keywords	Copper-containing polymer, Electrocatalysis, Oxygen reduction, Cyclic voltammetry, Rotating disk electrode
Abstract	The catalytic activity of poly[(2,2'-bipyridine)copper(II)-μ₄-oxalato] coated on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for O₂ electroreduction is examined using cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode techniques. The cyclic voltammograms show that O2 is electroreduced on pBpCuOx-coated GCE surfaces at a peak potential of ? 0.25 V in pH 4.7 acetate buffer media. The electroreduction of O2 on pBpCuOx-coated GCE occurs at 450 mV more positive potential than that found at a bare GCE. The catalytic activity originates from Cu(II) coordinated by bipyridine in the complexes and the polymer type Cu-complex films exhibit an enhanced stability compared to monomeric Cu-complexes during the O₂ electroreduction. The rotating disk electrode measurements reveal that the electroreduction of O₂ on pBpCuOx-coated GCE is a four-electron process. Kinetic parameters for O₂ reduction on pBpCuOx-coated GCE are obtained from rotating disk experiments and compared with those on bare glassy carbon electrode surfaces.
Page	1322 - 1328
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