%0 Journal Article
%T Oxidation of Sputtered Deposited Carbon Studied by Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance
%A Amar Prasad Yadav
%J Journal of Nepal Chemical Society
%P 80-83
%D 2011
%R 10.3126/jncs.v28i0.8111
%X The oxidation behavior of a sputtered carbon electrode has been investigated in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 solution with the help of an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM). The mass change response of the carbon coated Au-QCM during potential cycling showed an increase of mass due to adsorption of water or bisulfate ion just after observation of an anodic peak for the oxidation of hydroquinone. A mass loss due probably to the evolution of CO 2 gas was observed at potential above 1.3 V vs. SHE during anodic scan. During cathodic scan, a loss of mass due to release of water or bisulfate ion was accompanied by the reduction of quinone to hydroquinone. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jncs.v28i0.8111 Journal of Nepal Chemical Society Vol. 28, 2011 Page: 80-83 Uploaded Date : May 24, 2013
%K Sputtered carbon
%K EQCM
%K PEFC
%K Quinone-hydroquinone
%U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JNCS/article/view/8111