Abstract
The rotating ring-disk electrode technique with a Pt(100) single crystal disk electrode is used to establish both the bromide adsorption isotherm and the electrosorption valency on Pt(100). In 0.1M HC1O4 with ∼10-4 Br-. bromide adsorption begins at about -0.25 V and reaches a coverage of ∼0.42 ML at 0.5 V; the electrosorption valency is essentially unity. The major peak in the voltammetry at ∼-0.1 V is the simultaneous adsorption/desorption of hydrogen and desorption/adsorption of Br-. By subtracting the Br- flux we are able to deconvolute the charge for the hydrogen adsorption in the presence of Br-. The saturation coverage is about the same as in solution free of Br- ∼210 μC cm-2, but the potential region for the onset of adsorption is shifted negatively by 0.35 V due to the competition with Br- adsorption. The reversible pseudocapacitive feature recorded in 0.1M HC1O4 at 0.175 ≲E≲0.375 V should be assigned to the reversible adsorption of hydroxyl species. Despite the inability to detect any in-plane superlattice peaks corresponding to a long-range ordered structure in the Br adlayer, the x-ray scattering data provide information about the surface normal structure and local bonding sites for the Br adlayer on Pt(100).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 229-240 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Surface Science |
Volume | 365 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Sep 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bromine
- Electrochemical methods
- Low index single crystal surfaces
- Solid-liquid interfaces
- Superlattices
- Surface structure
- X-ray scattering