Optically transparent porous metal foam electrode

Spectroelectrochemical characteristics of the reticulated vitreous carbon electrode

“…A solution of 4.0 mM K3Fe(CN)6 was reduced by stepping the potential from +0.6 V to 0.0 V vs Ag/AgCl. The time required for complete electrolysis in the RVC-OTE is a function of pore size, as was found for PMF-OTE's (8). For smaller pore sizes (100, 80, and 60 ppi) the electroactive material is always relatively close to some portion of the electrode surface, resulting in complete electrolysis in less than 10 min.…”

“…Hobart and co-workers (8) report that the light transmittance of a porous metal foam (PMF) electrode is dependent upon both electrode thickness and pore size. They also indicate that larger pore sizes result in increased electrolysis times for these electrodes, which are similar in structure and optical properties to RVC.…”

Reusable thin-layer spectroelectrochemical cell for nonaqueous solvent systems

“…The use of the cell in the UV-visible region is illustrated by the oxidation of [2,9,16,23-tetrakis(neopentoxy)phthalocyaninato]zinc (ZnTNPc(-2)) in o-dichlorobenzene and in the infrared region by the reduction of [bis(2,2'-bipyridine)-(2,2,-azodipyridine)ruthenium(II) bis(hexafluorophosphate) (Ru(bpy)2(Azdpy) (PF6)2) in deuteriated dimethyl sulfoxide.…”