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A new Frumkin correction factor reveals potential dependence in interfacial reactions, showing it primarily impacts surface reactant concentration, not reaction free energy. This finding reinterprets phenomena like the inverted region at liquid/liquid interfaces.

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Area of Science:

Electrochemistry
Physical Chemistry
Interfacial Science

Background:

Understanding potential dependence is crucial for interfacial reactions.
Existing models often oversimplify the thermodynamic contributions of interfacial potential drops.
The role of diffuse layers in interfacial thermodynamics requires further clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a more general expression for potential dependence in interfacial reactions.
To introduce and define the Frumkin correction factor.
To re-evaluate phenomena like the inverted region at liquid/liquid interfaces.

Main Methods:

Derivation of a generalized thermodynamic expression for potential dependence.
Analysis of extensive experimental data from multiple research groups.
Introduction and application of the Frumkin correction factor.

Main Results:

Potential changes primarily affect surface reactant concentrations, not reaction free energy.
The Frumkin correction factor quantifies the thermodynamic effect of diffuse layers.
The factor depends on reactant charge and diffuse layer potential ratios.
An opposite surface concentration effect explains the inverted region at liquid/liquid interfaces.

Conclusions:

The proposed model provides a more accurate description of potential dependence at interfaces.
The Frumkin correction factor offers a new thermodynamic perspective, distinct from kinetic electron-transfer coefficients.
Diffuse layer effects, even in the aqueous phase, are significant and should not be ignored.