Cyclic Voltammetry Examination for Effect of Counter Anion on Adsorptive Voltammetry of 11‐Ferrocenytrimethylundecylammonium at Carbon Paste Electrode

Abstract

AbstractThe electrode oxidation of 11‐ferrocenyltrimethylundecylammonium (FeTMUA) at carbon paste electrode (CPE) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry in order to reveal the adsorption nature of FeTMUA ion‐paired with anion. The voltammograms of FeTMUA were classified by the counter anion; hydrophilic and hydrophobic ions. The electric charge reflecting the adsorption isotherm increased gently with the FeTMUA concentration until a critical point (CP), which was independent of the sort of hydrophilic anion and comparable with the amount of the maximum surface coverage of FeTMUA at the air‐water interface. The voltammogram for hydrophobic anion had two oxidation waves. The electric charge for the first wave monotonously increased with the FeTMUA concentration without indicating CP. The second wave was not observed on the voltammogram at the glassy carbon electrode, thus the second wave was made from the pasting liquid. These results suggested that CPE adsorbed FeTMUA with hydrophilic anion behaved like serving a liquid surface, however, CPE adsorbed FeTMUA with hydrophobic anion was disordered and represented the heterogeneity.