Electrical double layer and adsorption of iodide ions at the Bi|ethylene carbonate interface

The adsorption of I- anions on the Bi(111) single-crystal plane from solutions in ethylene carbonate has been investigated by impedance measurement method. The ionic charge due to the specific adsorption has been obtained by integration of differential capacitance curves, and the Gibbs excess has been calculated using the mixed-electrolyte method applied for both electrode charge and electrode potential as the independent electrical variables. The Gibbs energy of I- anion adsorption has been calculated using the virial adsorption isotherm. It was found that under comparable conditions, the results obtained at constant electrode potential and at constant electrode charge were coincident. The Gibbs energy of I- anion adsorption and the calculated electrosorption valency value were found to be very close to these values obtained in propylene carbonate.