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Novel Kinetic and Background Current Selectivity in the Even Harmonic Components of Fourier Transformed Square-Wave Voltammograms of Surface-Confined Azurin

School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia, and Department of Chemistry, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9J 7B8
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109 (18), pp 8935–8947
DOI: 10.1021/jp044614s
Publication Date (Web): April 14, 2005
Copyright © 2005 American Chemical Society

Abstract

Fourier transform analysis of ramped square-wave voltammograms indicates the availability of a novel form of kinetic selectivity for surface-confined electron-transfer processes. Thus, for all the even harmonic components, quasi-reversible processes are sensitive to the surface coverage, the reversible potential, the electron-transfer rate constant (k0‘), and the electron-transfer coefficient (α), as well as to the amplitude (ΔE) and frequency (f) of the square wave and dc scan rate. Additionally, it is insensitive to background capacitance current. In contrast, reversible processes and background currents are predicted to be absent from the even harmonics and only detectable in the odd harmonic components. The square-wave voltammetry of the surface-confined quasi-reversible azurin process azurin[Cu(II)] + e- ⇄ azurin[Cu(I)] at a paraffin-impregnated graphite electrode has been employed as a model system to test theoretical predictions. Most voltammetric characteristics of the even harmonic components obtained from the Fourier analysis are consistent with electrode kinetic values of k0‘ = 90 s-1 and α = 0.48, although some nonideality possibly due to kinetic dispersion also is apparent. Conditions also have been determined under which a readily generated waveform constructed from the Fourier series of sine waves produces voltammograms that are essentially indistinguishable from those predicted when an ideal square wave is employed.

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Received 25 November 2004
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