Abstract
In this paper, the processes associated with the electrodeposition of Selenium on Au substrates from nitric acidic solutions were investigated by combined electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements. The analyses reveal that H2SeO3 in the solution is firstly adsorbed on the surface of Au electrode during cathodic polarization and subsequently reduced to Se2+ by a two-electron reaction. Then the further reduction of Se2+ to Se0 occurs via the two-electron mechanisms at more negative potential. With the potential moving negatively, the electrodeposited Se0 on the surface of the electrode will be reduced to Se2-. It is also observed that a chemical reaction will take place between the reduced Se2- and H2SeO3 existing in the solution, which makes the electrodepositing process of Selenium more complicated.
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