My problem with using SnO2 is increasing potential then potentiostat-galvanostat instrument stops. The potential augment until 5v maximum of instrument.
I'm too slow to cause this problem, so that's why I think to change the electrde.
If you have an idea of the other working electrode
Can you explain it more clearly??? like how you have prepared sample (bulk or nano), what was your electrolyte? what was the potential window range??? etc...
Firstly thank you for your cooperationMy problem with using SnO2 is increasing potential then potentiostat-galvanostat instrument stops. The potential augment until 5v maximum of instrument.
I used SnO2 Commercial
My Electrolyte is 2% NaCl
I'm too slow to cause this problem, so that's why I think to change the electrde. If you have an idea of the other working electrode
You used commercial SnO2, Good. What was its micro-structural properties?? whether it is in the nanoparticle or any other structure ( if it so what was its average particle size??)...
Since the intercalation of the electrolyte ions depends on the particle size and micro structure of the electrode material, you should focus on this too...
Is there any special reason why did you choose NaCl as electrolyte??? Since KOH has higher conductivity than NaCl (I have attached ref Image), you can try with this...
You have mentioned " increasing potential potentiostat-galvanostat instrument stops ". Was this happened in charge/discharge cyclic test??? If it so, this might be due to " not properly activation of the active material, ie SnO2 in your case.
For the above mentioned issue, you can reduce the charge/discharge current and run the experiment for long time in order to activate the material...
I hope these can help you sort out your problem... Try it out, if you are facing any problem during exp, feel free and ask...you are most welcome...
-I increased the power until 120 mA.cm-2. from this I try i have this problem.
For SnO2 electrode is a grid plate.
Can you help me to change my working electrode (SnO2) because my job is electrodegradation pollutants. I can change working electrode but i don't anyone
Ali Baddouh, From your description it is quite difficult to understand what you are doing. As I see, you reach current 120 mA and then potential on the electrode increases. But really 120 mA is a very big current for electrodes. Probably it is impossible to achieve higher current, but potentiostat tries to do that by increasing potential more and more. In my opinion, you should not try to reach current higher than 120 mA.
I would like to ask to you something. The question is, again, the same as what Ivan raised... Why did you want go up to 120mA?? and You have mentioned you are passing current 120 mA/cm2, but what was your active materials mass???
Usually the specific capacitance is measured in both the ways, F/cm2 and F/g. Instead of passing current (per cm2) you canmeasure themass of your active material and pass current with respect to mass (per gram, let say, if your active materials mass be 1 mg then pass 1mA so that, the current density will be 1A/g). Even in this case you need not to go upto 120 A/g...
For me I worked on electro-degradation of organic pollutants so I used stainless SnO2. And this plate of SnO2 it is not me who prepares it. I think you don't understand my subject