Use of DigiSim to Model Cyclic Voltammetric and Photonic Responses in Electrogenerated Chemiluminescent Systems

We demonstrate the use of DigiSim, a commercially available computer code, to model both the cyclic voltammetric and photonic responses of electrogenerated chemiluminescent systems. With this approach we exploit the capability of DigiSim to simulate complex electrochemical behavior involving myriad coupled heterogeneous electron transfers and homogeneous reactions. The present work focuses on the simulation of a relatively simple mechanism for electrogenerating chemiluminescence. Use of multiple cycles and introduction of more complicated mechanisms, quasi-reversible electron transfer, uncompensated resistance, and capacitance entail straightforward modifications of the basic approach.