Electrochemical characterization of irreversibly adsorbed germanium on platinum stepped surfaces vicinal to Pt(100)

P Rodriguez, E Herrero, J Solla-Gullon, F J Vidal-Iglesias, A Aldaz, JM Feliu

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Abstract

The electrochemical behavior of germanium irreversibly adsorbed at stepped surfaces vicinal to the Pt(1 0 0) pole is reported. The process taking part on the (1 0 0) terraces is evaluated from charge density measurements and calibration lines versus the terrace dimension are plotted. On the series Pt(2n − 1,1,1) having (1 1 1) monoatomic steps, the charge involved in the redox process undergone by the irreversibly adsorbed germanium is able to account for (n − 0.5) terrace atoms, thus suggesting some steric difficulties in the growth of the adlayer on the (1 0 0) terraces. Conversely, no steric problems are apparent in the series Pt(n,1,0) in which more open (1 0 0) steps are present on the (1 0 0) terraces. In this latter case the charge density under the germanium redox peaks is proportional to the number of terrace atoms. Some comparison is made with other stepped surfaces to understand the behavior and stability of germanium irreversibly adsorbed on the different platinum surface sites.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3111-3121
JournalElectrochimica Acta
Volume50
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 May 2005

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