Asymptotic Analysis of Diffuse-Layer Effects on Time-Dependent Interfacial Kinetics

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2000-06-07

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0006104v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

22 pages, 8 figs

Scientific paper

We investigate the subtle effects of diffuse charge on interfacial kinetics by solving the governing equations for ion transport (Nernst-Planck) with realistic boundary conditions representing reaction kinetics (Butler-Volmer) and compact-layer capacitance (Stern) in the asymptotic limit $\epsilon = \lambda_D/L \to 0$, where $\lambda_D$ is the Debye screening length and $L$ is the distance between the working and counter electrodes. Using the methods of singular perturbation theory, we derive the leading-order steady-state response to a nonzero applied current in the case of the oxidation of a neutral species into cations, without any supporting electrolyte. In certain parameter regimes, the theory predicts a reaction-limited current smaller than the classical diffusion-limited current. We also analyze the impedance of the electrochemical cell when a small AC current modulation is added to an applied DC current. At sufficiently high AC frequencies, the Maxwell displacement current is found to exceed the Faradaic conduction current, and experimentally observed ``negative impedances'' (out of phase AC voltage responses) are predicted close to the reaction-limited current. Overall, we demonstrate that the dynamics of diffuse charge plays a fundamental role in nonequilibrium surface reactions when the transport of one of the reacting species is coupled to the total interfacial reponse of the compact and diffuse layers.

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