Dynamic ageing of an oxygen-containing monolayer at platinum and gold electrodes in aqueous acid solutions

It is already well established that oxygen-containing species electrochemically formed in the monolayer range on Pt and Au electrodes in acid electrolytes undergo ageing processes which are easily evidenced by a potential shift of the corresponding electroreduction current peak observed under a cath...

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Autores: Tacconi, Norma R. de, Zerbino, Jorge Omar, Folquer, M. E., Arvia, Alejandro Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1977
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/119350
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/119350
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
Química
Platinum electrodes
Gold electrodes
Oxygen-containing species
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Sumario:It is already well established that oxygen-containing species electrochemically formed in the monolayer range on Pt and Au electrodes in acid electrolytes undergo ageing processes which are easily evidenced by a potential shift of the corresponding electroreduction current peak observed under a cathodic linear potential sweep. During the ageing process the oxygen containing surface species undergoes a change into another one involving a more stable configuration but without any detectable change of the oxygen/surface metal atomic ratio. The ageing process takes place simultaneously with the electrosorption of oxygen and its contribution can be reasonably controlled during the electro° desorption process as is the case, for instance, when the surface species is allowed to stay under open circuit for a certain time after its electrochemical formation.