Deep eutectic electrolytes have recently been considered as alternatives to classical room-temperature ionic liquids. This work is an initial study of the zinc deposition process from a basic choline chloride/ethylene glycol deep eutectic solvent containing
ZnCl2
at
30°C
. The system was examined by cyclic voltammetry at static and rotating glassy carbon disk electrodes and by potential step techniques. There was little deposition initially on sweeping or stepping the potential to −0.5 to −0.8 V vs Zn/Zn(II), but more rapid deposition was observed when the potential was subsequently raised to −0.4 to −0.2 V. The role of choline chloride was also studied by comparing with a choline-free electrolyte, which exhibited a more conventional voltammetric response. The formation of a dissolved, intermediate species
Z
on the cathodic sweep was proposed to account for the observed deposition behavior in the deep eutectic. Furthermore, an observation of the electrodeposition behavior with the addition of sodium ethoxide supports the suggestion that
Z
is a complex of
Zn2+
and deprotonated components of the solvent.
This work is an initial study of the zinc deposition process from a Lewis-basic choline chloride/ ethylene glycol deep eutectic solvent containing ZnCl 2 at 30°C. The system was examined by cyclic voltammetry at static and rotating glassy carbon disc electrodes and by potential step techniques. Although there was little deposition initially on sweeping or stepping the potential to -0.5 to -0.8 V vs. Zn/Zn(II) more rapid deposition was observed when the potential was raised to -0.4 to -0.2 V. The role of choline chloride was also examined by comparison with a choline-free electrolyte, which exhibited a more conventional voltammetric response. A tentative suggestion has been proposed to account for the observed deposition behaviour.
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