Potential of zero total charge of platinum single crystals: A local approach to stepped surfaces vicinal to Pt(111) |
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Authors: | V Climent N García-Araez E Herrero J Feliu |
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Institution: | (1) Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain |
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Abstract: | The electrochemical behavior of platinum single-crystal electrodes is revisited, with special emphasis on the determination
of the potential of zero charge. We show that the measure of the charge displaced during CO adsorption allows the determination
of the potential of zero total charge (PZTC). The estimation of the potential of zero free charge (PZFC) is discussed, with
different degrees of approximation. The application of this methodology to the study of the PZTC of platinum stepped surfaces
vicinal to Pt(111) reveals a marked decrease of the PZTC due to the introduction of surface steps. This effect is interpreted
as the result of the existence of markedly smaller surface potentials localized on step sites. The importance of considering
local aspects of the interface is emphasized with the use of N2O reduction as a sensitive probe to the local structure of the surface. It is proposed that the different local maxima observed
in the absolute value of the reduction current correspond to the local values of PZTC. It is shown that there is, in general,
good agreement between the overall PZTC, obtained from the CO displacement, and that calculated from the local values inferred
from the N2O reduction. Further insight is obtained with the application of the laser-induced temperature jump method. This technique
is useful to calculate the potential of maximum entropy of the double-layer formation. The resulting value of this potential
for Pt(111) is discussed in the light of the PZFC value obtained from different approaches. For stepped surfaces vicinal to
Pt(111), two local maxima in the entropy of the double layer are observed that are close to the local PZTC values estimated
from the N2O reduction. This result suggests the existence of cooperative effects in the organization of the water dipoles close to the
electrode surface.
Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2006, Vol. 42, No. 11, pp. 1275–1292.
Based on the report delivered at the 8th International Frumkin Symposium “Kinetics of the Electrode Processes,” October 18–22,
2005, Moscow.
The text was submitted by the authors in English. |
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Keywords: | potential of zero total charge single-crystal platinum |
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