Kinetics of underpotential deposition and nucleation of copper on the Pt(111) face in the presence of acetonitrile

The kinetics of underpotential deposition, three-dimensional nucleation, and growth of copper deposits at cathodic overpotentials on a Pt(111) electrode in solutions containing 0.5 M H₂SO₄, 10 mM CuSO₄, and 0–200 mM acetonitrile (AcN) is studied by the cyclic voltammetry, potentiostatic current transients, and scanning probe microscopy methods. At low volume concentrations of acetonitrile ([AcN] ≤ 4 mM), adsorbed acetonitrile molecules accelerate the formation of a co-adsorption lattice of copper adatoms with anions due to local electrostatic effects at the charged interface. At higher concentrations, the underpotential deposition process is hampered, but the desorption of copper adatoms occurs at potentials more positive than those at low acetonitrile concentrations. This effect is attributed to a stabilizing action of acetonitrile molecules situated on the layer of copper adatoms and, in part, on platinum. At [AcN] = 0.4–40 mM, adsorbed acetonitrile molecules accelerate the growth of the bulk copper deposit, but the nucleation stage is hindered. The dependence of the copper amount on the deposition potential at [AcN] = 40 mM exhibits a maximum at 0.15–0.17 V. This effect was previously observed in weakly acid solutions (pH 1.7–3.0) containing no acetonitrile. The maximum rate of the deposit growth corresponds to an optimum number of crystallites (which is not too great) and an optimum distance between the growing centers in conditions of mixed kinetics “diffusion + electron transfer.” A substantial number of complexes Cu(I)-AcN forms at high acetonitrile concentrations.     

Residence times in kink sites and Markov chain model of alloy and intermetallic compound deposition

The concept of the residence time τ_ksp of an atom in a kink site has recently been suggested to understand the processes in electrochemical deposition of alloys and intermetallic compounds. Different kink sites with different residence times must be defined for alloys and intermetallic compounds. Based on this model, the finite Markov chain theory is applied to describe the selectivity of the growth process. An analytical relationship between the alloy composition and the metal ion concentrations in the electrolyte is derived. General model parameters are ratios g _i = K _ii/K _ij of equilibrium constants of the reaction of electrolyte ions with different kink sites on the surface (i, j representing different alloy components). These ratios are called selectivity constants. For simple conditions, the equation g _i ≈ τ_ii/τ_ij connects the g _i values with the residence times. The theory is tested in the deposition of alloys Co-Ni (anomalous co-deposition) and Ni-Mo (induced co-deposition). Additionally, Bi₂Te₃, an example of stoichiometric semiconductor deposition, is treated. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2006, Vol. 42, No. 10, pp. 1216–1223. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Phase Relations in the Ni–Mn–Ga Ternary System and Aging Effect on Shape Memory Properties of Ferromagnetic Ni<Subscript>2</Subscript>MnGa Sputtered Films

Summary. Isothermal sections of the Ni–Mn–Ga ternary phase diagram at 1073 and 1273 K were investigated over a wide range of alloy compositions. The range of the β-Ni₂MnGa phase, its equilibria with the γ-(Mn, Ni), α′-Ni₃Ga, and γ-Ni₃Ga₂ phases, and the liquidus and solidus lines were determined experimentally. The aging effect on the shape memory effect (SME) of Ni₂MnGa sputtered films was also investigated. The two-way SME of the constraint-aged films was confirmed by the temperature change.     

Synthesis, structure and reactivity of binuclear metal-metal bonded molybdenum(V) and tungsten(V) thioselenohalides: Molecular structure of Mo2(μ-S2)2Cl6(SeCl2)2 and W2(μ-S2)2Cl6(SeCl2)2

Thioselenohalide complexes Mo₂(μ-S₂)₂Cl₆(SeCl₂)₂ (I), Mo₂(μ-S₂)₂Br₆(SeBr₂)₂ (II), and W₂(μ-S₂)₂Br₆(SeBr₂)₂ (III) were synthesized by the reactions of corresponding metal halides or carbonyls or molybdenum metal with excesses of S₂ X ₂+Se₂ X ₂ mixtures. The complex W₂(μ-S₂)₂Cl₆(SeCl₂)₂ (IV) was obtained by an exchange reaction between (III) and excess of Se₂Cl₂. Coordination of the neutral SeX ₂ ligands to thiohalidesM ₂(μ-S₂)₂ X ₆ results in higher thermal stability, and suggests the possibility to synthesize SeX ₂ complexes of the unstable parent tungsten thiohalides. An unusual oxidative addition reaction of (I) was detected: {fx27-1} Both (I) and (IV) were characterized by X-ray crystal structure analysis. They are isostructural and form discrete molecules. Bridging S ₂ ^2? ligands are coordinated perpendicularly to the metal-metal bond;d(M?M)=2.8066 Å and 2.793 Å for I and IV, respectively. Nonequivalence of chlorine atoms which are bound to the metal atom, relate to nonequivalence of halogen atoms in the complexesM ₂(μ?S₂)₂ X ₈ ^2? . Chlorine atomstrans to SeCl₂ ligands form short bonds with the metal; the corresponding³⁵Cl NQR frequency is increased. The selenium dichloride ligand is ambidentate. The selenium atom binds as a donor to the metal and as an acceptor to two chlorine atoms which are also bound covalently to the same metal atom.     

WxC-MCM-48催化剂的合成、表征及加氢脱硫催化性能

以正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为硅源，十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为表面活性剂，仲钨酸铵为钨源，采用水热晶化法一步合成了不同钨含量(以Si、W物质的量比n_Si/n_W表示)的WO₃-MCM-48，然后经甲烷/氢气(V/V=1/4)混和气体程序升温还原碳化(TPC)，制备出了W_xC-MCM-48(x=1、2)催化剂，采用XRD、N₂吸附-脱附和NH₃-TPD对样品的结构进行了表征，用噻吩作为模型化合物，对W_xC-MCM-48催化剂的加氢脱硫催化活性进行了评价。结果表明，在一定钨含量的条件下，WO₃-MCM-48和W_xC-MCM-48样品仍然保持MCM-48的三维立方有序介孔结构，n_Si/n_W=30～15时，碳化钨的物相为W₂C；n_Si/n_W=7.5时，碳化钨为W₂C和WC物相，W_xC-MCM-48催化剂表现出了良好的加氢脱硫催化性能。     

Quantum chemical modeling of CO oxidation by the active site of molybdenum CO dehydrogenase

The catalytic mechanism of molybdenum containing CO dehydrogenase has been studied using hybrid DFT methods with quite large chemical models. The recent high-resolution X-ray structure, showing the surprising presence of copper linked to molybdenum, was used as a starting point. A pathway was initially found with a low barrier for C-O bond formation and CO2 release. However, this pathway did not include the formation of any S-CO2 species, which had been suggested by experiments with an n-butylisocyanide inhibitor. When these SCO2 structures were studied they were found to lead to deep minima, making CO2 release much more difficult. A large effort was spent, including investigations of other spin states, varying the number of protons and electrons, adding water, etc., until a plausible pathway for S-C bond cleavage was found. In this pathway a water molecule is inserted in between molybdenum and the SCO2 group. Full catalytic cycles, including electron and proton transfers, are constructed both with and without S-C bond formation. When these pathways are extended to two full catalytic cycles it can be understood why the formation of the S-C bond actually makes catalysis faster, even though the individual step of CO2 release becomes much more difficult. These results agree well with experimental findings.     

三核钨钼簇合物对苯乙烯氧化反应的催化

关于烯烃的催化氧化,报道较多。Takao等研究了苯乙烯在Ir和Rh络合物存在下的氧化反应;Collman曾报道环己烯在Vaska络合物[IrX(CO)(PPh_3)_2]催化下氧化成环己酮和环已烯氧化物。本文采用Cotton合成的簇合物[W_3O_2(CH_3CO_2)_6(H_2O)_3]Br_2·     

现场表面拉曼光谱研究Fe-Mo合金诱导共沉积

现场表面拉曼光谱结果显示，在0．2mol·L-1Na2MoO4,pH＝4．0的溶液中，电位正于0．5V（vsSCE）时只观察到多钼酸盐的拉曼峰（940、880和450cm-1）．负于-0．5V时，出现中心位于730cm-1的宽峰．同时电极表面有蓝色膜生成．表明混合氧化态（MO（Ⅳ），MO（Ⅴ））氧化膜的形成．730cm-1的峰在-1．9V时仍然存在，说明氧化膜没有被进一步还原．在钼酸钠溶液中同时含有0．1mol·L-1FeSO4和0．2mol·L-1柠檬酸时，中间态氧化膜的拉曼峰的中心移到740cm-1．且峰强度随着电位从-1．3V负移到-1．9V而逐渐减弱并最终消失．电极表面沉积层呈银白色，说明由于Fe2 的存在，钼的中间态氧化膜的结构发生了变化，能够被进一步还原形成Fe－Mo合金，表现出诱导共沉积的特征．     

柴油机烟碳的微波加热燃烧Ⅲ.铜催化剂的影响

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四苯基卟啉铜分子的扫描隧道显微镜成像

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