Abstract
The details of the underpotential deposition (UPD) of Cu on Pt(111) in the presence of Cl- were re-examined using a combination of familiar ex-situ techniques (AES/LEED and new in-situ techniques, anomalous surface X-ray scattering (SXS) and Cu2+ flux measurements using a rotating ring disk configuration with the Pt(111) single crystal as the disk electrode. In combination these techniques show definitively that Cu UPD occurs in a two step process, the first being the formation of a Cu{single bond}Cl adlattice having a bi-layer structure similar to the (111) plane of CuCl, the second being the formation of a pseudomorphic Cu monolayer covered with a Cl adlayer. The latter appears to have a structure similar to the structure of Cl adsorbed on Cu(111) to saturation in UHV.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-100 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Surface Science |
Volume | 335 |
Issue number | C |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Jul 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adatoms
- Adsorption kinetics
- Auger electron spectroscopy
- Bromine
- Chemisorption
- Chlorine
- Copper
- Electrochemical methods
- Low energy electron diffraction (LEED)
- Low index single crystal surfaces
- Metal-electrolyte interfaces
- Platinum
- Solid-liquid interfaces
- Surface structure roughness, Surface thermodynamics
- X-ray scattering