Metal crystallinity effects in electrocatalysis as probed by real-time FTIR spectroscopy: Electrooxidation of formic acid, methanol, and ethanol on ordered low-index platinum surfaces

Journal Article · Thu Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100378a072· OSTI ID:6423796

Chang, Sichung; Leung, Lamwing H; Weaver, M J ^[1]

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1. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (USA)

The electrooxidation kinetics of 0.05-0.25 M formic acid, methanol, and ethanol in 0.1 M HClO{sub 4} on ordered Pt(111), Pt(100), and Pt(110) surfaces were examined by means of FTIR spectra obtained during slow (2-10 mV s{sup {minus}1}) thin-layer potential sweeps. This procedure enables the potential-dependent CO coverage, {theta}{sub CO}, formed by dissociative reactant chemisorption to be followed in real time in relation to the appearance of CO{sub 2} and partial electrooxidation products as assayed quantitatively from their characteristic infrared bands. Terminally bonded (i.e., on-top) CO is the major form of this adsorbate detected under most conditions from the characteristic C-O stretching frequencies at ca. 2,030-2,060 cm{sup {minus}1}, although bridging CO was also observed in some cases. For formic acid electrooxidation, high CO coverages ({theta}{sub CO} {approx lt} 0.7) are formed on Pt(100) and Pt(110) that inhibit severely the reaction at low overpotentials during the positive-going sweep.

• OSTI ID: 6423796
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA), Vol. 94:15; ISSN 0022-3654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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