Electrolysis at an anthracene crystal/aqueous NO3- solution interface: The role of crystal defects

M. Pope; B. Mao; J. Steigman; N. E. Geacintov

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Electrolysis at an anthracene crystal/aqueous NO₃^- solution interface: The role of crystal defects

M. Pope, B. Mao, J. Steigman, N. E. Geacintov

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Abstract

The electrolysis of a 1 M solution of NaNO₃ by means of an anthracene crystal electrode results in the production of many surface reaction products, including 9-nitroanthracene (9NA), bianthronyl (BA), and anthraquinone (AQ). The production of 9NA and BA have been shown to depend on the square of the current density. This dependence was rationalized by hypothesizing the need for the simultaneous discharge of two carriers at adjoining lattice defect sites. By annealing the crystals, it was found that the efficiency of producing 9NA was reduced by a factor of as much as 6; this supports the hypothesis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1719-1720
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of physical chemistry
Volume	94
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/j100368a002
State	Published - 1990

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