Steric effects on molecular adsorption at columnar surfaces : A model for the adsorption of pyridine on gold electrodes

Results for pyridine (Py) adsorption on columnar-structured (cs) gold substrates from acid solutions at different potentials and 298 K are compared to the predictions of a recently proposed Langmuirian adsorption model at columnar surfaces. The difference in the apparent adsorption Gibbs energy deri...

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Autores principales: Gómez, M. M., Vara, J.M., Hernández, J. C., Salvarezza, Roberto Carlos, Arvia, Alejandro Jorge
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1999
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/118296
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Sumario:Results for pyridine (Py) adsorption on columnar-structured (cs) gold substrates from acid solutions at different potentials and 298 K are compared to the predictions of a recently proposed Langmuirian adsorption model at columnar surfaces. The difference in the apparent adsorption Gibbs energy derived from the adsorption isotherm of Py on cs- and smooth gold substrates was accounted for by a correction factor (<i>f</i>) that depends on the roughness (R) of the substrate according to <i>f</i>∝R<sup>−n</sup>, as expected from Monte Carlo simulation of the model. This agreement indicates that the substrate geometry plays a key role in the interpretation of adsorption isotherms.