Anodic iridium oxide films: An UPS study of emersed electrodes |
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Authors: | E.R. Kötz H. Neff |
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Affiliation: | Brown Boveri Research Center, CH-5405 Baden, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Formation of anodic iridium oxide films has been monitored using Ultraviolet Photoemission Spectroscopy (UPS) of the emersed electrodes. The potential dependent valence band spectra clearly show the onset of oxide formation at about 0.6 V versus SCE. The density of states at the Fermi level and the positron of the Fermi level with respect to the maximum of the t2g band of the oxide indicates a transition from metallic to semiconducting behaviour of the oxide. Protonation of the oxide is associated with increased emission from OH species. A linear correlation between electrode potential and workfunction change is observed for the metal as well as for the oxide. Our results confirm known band theory models and provide a fundamental understanding of the electrochromism of anodic iridium oxide films. |
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