Anion adsorption, CO oxidation, and oxygen reduction reaction on a Au(100) surface: The pH effect
The effects of pH on the surface reconstruction of Au(100), on CO oxidation, and on the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) have been studied by a combination of surface X-ray scattering (SXS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and rotating ring-disk electrode (RRDE) measurements. In harmony with previous SXS and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) results, the potential-induced hexagonal (''hex'') to (1 x 1) transition occurs faster in an alkaline electrolyte than in acidic media. In alkaline solution, CO adsorption facilitates the formation of a ''hex'' phase; in acid solution, however, CO has negligible effect on the potential range of thermodynamic stability of the ''hex'' <--> (1 x 1) transition. We propose that in KOH the continuous removal of OHad in the Langmuir-Hinshelwood reaction (CO + OH) CO2 + H+ + e- may stabilize the ''hex'' phase over a much wider potential range than in CO-free solution. In acid solution, where specifically adsorbing anions cannot be displaced by CO from the Au(100) surface, CO has negligible effect on the equilibrium potential for the ''hex'' <--> (1 x 1) transition. Such a mechanism is in agreement with the pH-dependent oxidation of CO. The ORR is also affected by the pH of solution. It is proposed that the pH-dependent kinetics of the ORR on Au(100) can be unraveled by finding the relationship between kinetic rates and two terms: (i) the energetic term of the Au(100)-O2- interaction determines the potential regions where the rate-determining step O2 + e = O2- occurs, and (ii) the preexponential term determines the availability of active sites for the adsorption of O2-.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Basic Energy Sciences. Materials Science and Engineering Division (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 827966
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-55919; R&D Project: 505601; 500901; TRN: US200426%%1027
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces, amp Biophysical, Vol. 108; Other Information: Journal Publication Date: 2004; PBD: 29 Jul 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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