Thermal transitions in hydrated layer-by-layer assemblies observed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) using a LiFePO4 cathode and graphite anode were assembled in coin cell form and subjected to 1000 charge-discharge cycles at 1, 2, and 5 C at 25 °C. The performance degradation of the LIB cells under different C-rates was analyzed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning electron microscopy. The most severe degradation occurred at 2 C while degradation was mitigated at the highest C-rate of 5 C. EIS data of the equivalent circuit model provided information on the changes in the internal resistance. The charge-transfer resistance within all the cells increased after the cycle test, with the cell cycled at 2 C presenting the greatest increment in the charge-transfer resistance. Agglomerates were observed on the graphite anodes of the cells cycled at 2 and 5 C; these were more abundantly produced in the former cell. The lower degradation of the cell cycled at 5 C was attributed to the lowered capacity utilization of the anode. The larger cell voltage drop caused by the increased C-rate reduced the electrode potential variation allocated to the net electrochemical reactions, contributing to the charge-discharge specific capacity of the cells.

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An Investigation on Dislocation Density in Cold-Rolled Copper Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

ISRN Corrosion ◽

10.1155/2013/921825 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Elyas Rafiee ◽

Mansour Farzam ◽

Mohammad Ali Golozar ◽

Ali Ashrafi

Keyword(s):

Charge Transfer ◽

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Dislocation Density ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Pure Copper ◽

Annealed Sample ◽

Charge Transfer Resistance ◽

Transfer Resistance ◽

Cold Rolled

Variation of electrochemical impedance with dislocation density was investigated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). For this purpose, EIS measurements were carried out on 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50% cold-rolled commercially pure copper in 0.1 M NaCl (pH = 2) solution. Nyquist plots illustrated that the electrochemical reactions are controlled by both charge transfer and diffusion process. Increasing dislocation density, the magnitude of electrochemical impedance of samples was decreased. Decreasing magnitude of impedance at intermediate frequencies indicated increasing double-layer capacitance. Charge transfer resistance decreased from value 329.6 Ωcm2 for annealed sample to 186.3 Ωcm2 for sample with maximum dislocation density (1.72×1015 m−2). Phase angles were lower for samples that contained more dislocation density, indicating more tendencies to loss of electrons and releasing atoms into electrolyte.

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Theory for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of heterogeneous electrode with distributed capacitance and charge transfer resistance

Journal of Chemical Sciences ◽

10.1007/s12039-017-1335-x ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 129 (8) ◽

pp. 1277-1292 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Shweta Dhillon ◽

Rama Kant

Keyword(s):

Charge Transfer ◽

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Charge Transfer Resistance ◽

Transfer Resistance

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Deciphering the Disaggregation Mechanism of Amyloid Beta Aggregate by 4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-Piperazinepropanesulfonic Acid Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21030788 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 788

Author(s):

Hien T. Ngoc Le ◽

Sungbo Cho

Keyword(s):

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Specific Binding ◽

Amyloid Β ◽

Electrochemical Measurement ◽

Charge Transfer Resistance ◽

Chemical Agent ◽

Transfer Resistance ◽

K Value

Aggregation of amyloid-β (aβ) peptides into toxic oligomers, fibrils, and plaques is central in the molecular pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and is the primary focus of AD diagnostics. Disaggregation or elimination of toxic aβ aggregates in patients is important for delaying the progression of neurodegenerative disorders in AD. Recently, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinepropanesulfonic acid (EPPS) was introduced as a chemical agent that binds with toxic aβ aggregates and transforms them into monomers to reduce the negative effects of aβ aggregates in the brain. However, the mechanism of aβ disaggregation by EPPS has not yet been completely clarified. In this study, an electrochemical impedimetric immunosensor for aβ diagnostics was developed by immobilizing a specific anti-amyloid-β (aβ) antibody onto a self-assembled monolayer functionalized with a new interdigitated chain-shaped electrode (anti-aβ/SAM/ICE). To investigate the ability of EPPS in recognizing AD by extricating aβ aggregation, commercially available aβ aggregates (aβagg) were used. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to probe the changes in charge transfer resistance (Rct) of the immunosensor after the specific binding of biosensor with aβagg. The subsequent incubation of the aβagg complex with a specific concentration of EPPS at different time intervals divulged AD progression. The decline in the Rct of the immunosensor started at 10 min of EPPS incubation and continued to decrease gradually from 20 min, indicating that the accumulation of aβagg on the surface of the anti-aβ/SAM/ICE sensor has been extricated. Here, the kinetic disaggregation rate k value of aβagg was found to be 0.038. This innovative study using electrochemical measurement to investigate the mechanism of aβagg disaggregation by EPPS could provide a new perspective in monitoring the disaggregation periods of aβagg from oligomeric to monomeric form, and then support for the prediction and handling AD symptoms at different stages after treatment by a drug, EPPS.

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Investigation of Temperature and Aging Effects in Nanostructured Dye Solar Cells Studied by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

International Journal of Photoenergy ◽

10.1155/2009/786429 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2009 ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Minna Toivola ◽

Janne Halme ◽

Lauri Peltokorpi ◽

Peter Lund

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Charge Transfer Resistance ◽

Aging Effects ◽

Transfer Resistance ◽

Deterioration Rate ◽

Dye Solar Cells ◽

Effects Of Aging

Effects of aging and cyclically varying temperature on the electrical parameters of dye solar cells were analyzed with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Photoelectrode total resistance increased as a function of time due to increasing electron transport resistance in theTiO2film. On the other hand, photoelectrode recombination resistance was generally larger, electron lifetimes in theTiO2were film longer, and charge transfer resistance on the counter electrode was smaller after the temperature treatments than before them. These effects correlated with the slower deterioration rate of the temperature-treated cells, in comparison to the reference cells.

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Yeast Propagation Control: Low Frequency Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as an Alternative for Cell Counting Chambers in Brewery Applications

Chemosensors ◽

10.3390/chemosensors8020027 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 27

Author(s):

Georg Christoph Brunauer ◽

Oliver Spadiut ◽

Alfred Gruber ◽

Christoph Slouka

Keyword(s):

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Pathogen Detection ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Charge Transfer Resistance ◽

Cell Counting ◽

Delayed Response ◽

Transfer Resistance ◽

Cell Counts

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is a powerful tool in life science for cell and pathogen detection, as well as for cell counting. The measurement principles and techniques using impedance spectroscopy are highly diverse. Differences can be found in used frequency range (β or α regime), analyzed quantities, like charge transfer resistance, dielectric permittivity of double layer capacitance and in off- or online usage. In recent contributions, applications of low-frequency impedance spectroscopy in the α regime were tested for determination of cell counts and metabolic burden in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The established easy to use methods showed reasonable potential in the lab scale, especially for S. cerevisiae. However, until now, measurements for cell counts in food science are generally based on Thoma cell counting chambers. These microscopic cell counting methods decelerate an easy and quick prediction of yeast viability, as they are labor intensive and result in a time delayed response signal. In this contribution we tested our developed method using low frequency impedance spectroscopy locally at an industrial brewery propagation site and compared results to classic cell counting procedures.

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Study of Insulating Properties of Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed Under Prolonged Incubation Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine ◽

10.1115/1.4007698 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Damena D. Agonafer ◽

Edward Chainani ◽

Muhammed E. Oruc ◽

Ki Sung Lee ◽

Mark A. Shannon

Keyword(s):

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Charge Transfer Resistance ◽

Critical Voltage ◽

Transfer Resistance ◽

Low Frequencies ◽

Prolonged Incubation ◽

Voltage Range ◽

Self Assembled

The electrochemical interfacial properties of a well-ordered self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of 1-undecanethiol (UDT) on evaporated gold surface have been investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in electrolytes without a redox couple. Using a constant-phase element (CPE) series resistance model, prolonged incubation times (up to 120 h) show decreasing monolayer capacitance approaching the theoretical value for 1-undecanethiol. Using the CPE exponent α as a measure of ideality, it was found that the monolayer approaches an ideal dielectric (α = 0.992) under prolonged incubation, which is attributed to the reduction of pinholes and defects in the monolayer during coalescence and annealing of SAM chains. The SAMs behave as insulators until a critical potential, Vc, is exceeded in both cathodic and anodic regimes, where electrolyte ions are believed to penetrate the monolayers. Using a Randles circuit model for these cases, the variation of the capacitance and charge transfer resistance with applied dc potential shows decreased permeability to ionic species with prolonged incubation time. The EIS data show that UDT (methylene chain length n = 10), incubated for 120 h, forms a monolayer whose critical voltage range extends from −0.3 to 0.5 V versus Ag/AgCl, previously attained only for alkanethiol at n = 15. At low frequencies where ion diffusion occurs, almost pure capacitive phase (−89 deg) was attained with lengthy incubation.

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Corrosion Behavior of Zinc Covered with Native Oxides Under Thin Solution Films

CORROSION ◽

10.5006/3523 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 76 (6) ◽

pp. 562-569

Author(s):

Chulaluk Somphotch ◽

Azusa Ooi ◽

Eiji Tada ◽

Atsushi Nishikata

Keyword(s):

Charge Transfer ◽

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Atmospheric Corrosion ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Charge Transfer Resistance ◽

Native Oxide ◽

Transfer Resistance ◽

Native Oxides ◽

Different Temperatures ◽

Humidified Air

This study clarified the influence of native oxides on the atmospheric corrosion of Zn. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) values of native-oxide-covered Zn were measured under thin solution films of 10 μm to 500 μm in thickness. The native oxides were formed by exposing pure Zn plates to humidified air at two different temperatures, 25°C and 60°C, for the duration of one week. EIS was applied to the native-oxide-covered Zn for measurement under thin solution films; the results were analyzed using a transmission line equivalent circuit to determine the charge-transfer resistance (Rct). The native oxide formed at 25°C strongly suppressed the corrosion rate (1/Rct) of Zn, which was independent of the solution film thickness (Xf). However, the 1/Rct was not reduced by the native oxides formed at 60°C, as it was dependent on Xf. This paper discusses the different behaviors of the native oxides in the context of corrosion protection.

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