Abstract:

The boron doped diamond (BDD) with different oxidation extent was prepared through electrochemical anodic oxidation, followed by characterization with various methods. The electrochemical properties and charge transfer rates of boron doped diamond electrodes with different oxidation extent were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and Mott-Schottky plot. As results, BDD morphology and quality rarely changed after oxidation by scanning electron microscopy and Raman scattering spectroscopy techniques, while the O/C+O ratio obviously increased through EDX analysis. With the help of cyclic voltammetry and Mott-Schottky plot expressed by anodic current, it showed that the charge transfer rate enhanced with the increase of BDD oxidation extent. Moreover, the surface wettability decreased with the increasing oxidation extent, thus the hydrophilic property enhanced, suggesting the charge transfer rate expressed by anodic current increased. However, results from Mott-Schottky plot expressed by redox potential difference showed completely different result, i.e., the charge transfer rate increased and then decreased. This may be due to the kinds and ratios of functional groups on the BDD surface at different oxidation time, which may cause different charge transfer rates.

Key words: boron doped diamond, oxidation extent, charge transfer rate, flat band potential

摘要：

通过阳极电化学氧化法, 制备不同氧化程度的掺硼金刚石膜(BDD)电极, 并对其进行表征。分别采用循环伏安法和 Mott-Schottky 曲线, 研究不同氧化程度的 BDD 电极的电化学性质和电荷转移速率。扫描电子显微镜和拉曼光谱分析表明, 氧化后的 BDD 电极形貌和晶型结构几乎未发生变化, 但 EDX 能谱分析发现BDD 表面氧含量明显增加。循环伏安法和 Mott-Schottky 曲线阳极电流法研究发现, 电荷转移速率随氧化程度的增大而逐渐增大。接触角实验进一步证实, 随着 BDD 电极氧化程度的增加, 接触角减小, 电极表面亲水性逐渐增大, 因此以阳极电流方式表示的电荷转移速率增大。然而, Mott-Schottky 曲线以氧化还原电位差方式表示的电荷转移速率随氧化程度的增大, 先增大, 后减小, 这是由于在不同的氧化时间下, 表面基团的种类及其各成分在总含氧量中所占比例不同, 因此产生的电荷转移速率也不相同。

关键词: 掺硼金刚石膜, 氧化程度, 电荷转移速率, 平带电压