Electrical charge distribution on carbon surfaces as a function of the pH and point of zero charge. An approximate solution

Knowing whether a carbon surface is positively or negatively charged (and to what extend) depending on the characteristics of the medium in which is dispersed could be useful for certain applications of the carbon. In particular, for the electrochemical applications of carbon materials, like electro...

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Autor: Menéndez Díaz, José Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/108614
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/108614
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carbon
Surface Chemsitry
Charge distribution
pH
Point of Zero Charge
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Sumario:Knowing whether a carbon surface is positively or negatively charged (and to what extend) depending on the characteristics of the medium in which is dispersed could be useful for certain applications of the carbon. In particular, for the electrochemical applications of carbon materials, like electrodes for EDL capacitors, anodes for batteries, etc. This is, however, a non straightforward issue since the charges developed in a carbon surface depends both on its, generally complex, surface chemistry and, on the characteristics of the medium in which is embedded (i.e. pH). In this work some assumptions are made in order to simplify de problem and to come out with an approximate solution.