Changes in the growth mode of electrodeposited silver layers : Surface rearrangements induced by the presence of lead adatoms

The surface characteristics of Ag electrodeposits prepared on polyfaceted Pt(sc) electrodes have been followed through complete Pb upd/stripping voltammetry. The growth mode of Ag overlayers at constant temperature depends on both the cathodic electrodeposition overvoltage and the silver ion concent...

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Autores: Carro, P., Hernández Creus, A., González, S., Salvarezza, Roberto Carlos, Arvia, Alejandro Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1991
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/119106
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/119106
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
Química
Electrodeposited silver layers
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Sumario:The surface characteristics of Ag electrodeposits prepared on polyfaceted Pt(sc) electrodes have been followed through complete Pb upd/stripping voltammetry. The growth mode of Ag overlayers at constant temperature depends on both the cathodic electrodeposition overvoltage and the silver ion concentration in solution. Ag surface rearrangements can be induced by either holding the potential or Pb upd/stripping cycling in the potential range where the degree of surface coverage by Pb adatoms is between 0 and 1. The voltammograms of Ag overlayers at the monolayer level show considerable changes compared with those obtained for thicker Ag overlayers. The present results allow us to establish a correlation between the development of rough electrodeposits and the surface diffusion properties of metal atoms.