Iridium(IV) oxide is used in the coating of anode-electrodes for industrial electrolysis in association with other rare oxides. It is also used in microelectrodes for electrophysiology research.
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Applications
Iridium(IV) oxide is used in the coating of anode-electrodes for industrial electrolysis in association with other rare oxides. It is also used in microelectrodes for electrophysiology research.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Michaux, K. E.; Gambardella, A. A.; Alibabaei, L.; Ashford, D. L.; Sherman, B. D.; Binstead, R. A.; Murray, R. W. Visible Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Based on a Ru (II) Polypyridyl Chromophore and Iridium Oxide Nanoparticle Catalyst. J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119 (29), 17023-17027.
- Casella, I. G.; Contursi, M.; Toniolo, R. Anodic electrodeposition of iridium oxide particles on glassy carbon surfaces and their electrochemical/SEM/XPS characterization. J Electroanal Chem 2015, 736, 147-152.