Atom-Resolved EC-STM Studies of Anion Adsorption at Well-Defined Surfaces: Pd(111) in Sulfuric Acid Solution
✍ Scribed by Youn-Geun Kim; Joseph B. Soriaga; Gyula Vigh; Manuel P. Soriaga
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 371 KB
- Volume
- 227
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9797
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✦ Synopsis
The interfacial structure of well-defined Pd(111) single-crystal electrodes in 0.05 M H 2 SO 4 has been studied by electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM) at potentials within the electrical double-layer region. Experiments with (virtually) atomically sharp STM tips yielded images of such quality that the intermolecular and intramolecular structures of the highly ordered compact layer could actually be resolved on an atomic scale. Fundamental concepts in inorganic chemistry have been invoked to postulate that SO 2- 4 , H 3 O + , and H 2 O are the most likely constituents of the compact layer. A structural model of such a compact layer is presented.