Electromodulated infrared spectroscopy of methanol electrooxidation on electrodispersed platinum electrodes: Enhancement of reactive intermediates
EMIRS spectra of the surface species resulting from methanol electrosorption on electrodispersed Pt were obtained by working under a wide range of experimental conditions, i.e. electrode roughness factor, methanol concentration and mean modulation potential. The intensity of the absorption band rela...
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Articulo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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1991
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/82913 |
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| Sumario: | EMIRS spectra of the surface species resulting from methanol electrosorption on electrodispersed Pt were obtained by working under a wide range of experimental conditions, i.e. electrode roughness factor, methanol concentration and mean modulation potential. The intensity of the absorption band related to linearly adsorbed CO-species, CO<sub>L</sub>, at ca. 2030–2080 cm<sup>−1</sup> decreases on increasing the electrode roughness factor, a fact which is interpreted as a decrease in the CO adsorbate poisoning effect on electrodispersed Pt surfaces. As a consequence, under well-defined conditions, several bands are observed which might be assigned to adsorbed intermediates and reactive species. EMIRS also reveals a competition between CO<sub>B</sub> and CO<sub>L</sub> at high surface coverages. Spectral data for methanol electrooxidation on electrodispersed electrodes correlate well with the expected structure of this type of electrode. |
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