* Institut für Physik, Universität der Bundeswehr München Werner-Heisenberg Weg 39, D-85577, Neubiberg, Germany
** Institute de Quimica de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P 780, 13360-970-, São Carlos (SP, Brazil
Abstract:
An insight into the in situ FTIR spectroscopy method as applied in Electrochemistry is given. The particular aspects inherent to the electrochemical method are described in a concise form. Selected examples cover the results of about the last 8 years, on a variety of systems including carbon monoxide, small organic molecules and double-layer components (hydrogen, anions and water). The experimental data refer mostly to adsorption on well-defined single-crystal surfaces. Analogies and differences with data from the metal/gas interface are discussed.