Electrochemically induced surface modifications of Pt-Au alloy
β Scribed by E. Rach; J. Heitbaum
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 742 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-4686
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β¦ Synopsis
Pt-Au alloy surfaces have been modified electrochemically, by thermal treatment and by sputtering with Ar+ ions. The resulting surface compositions were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, XPS and Auger-spectroscopy. On the basis of the different mean escape depths of electrons with different kinetic energies the attempt was made to get additional information about the composition of sub-surface layers. Formic acid oxidation was used as a model reaction for the investigation of the electrocatalytic activity of the different surfaces. The results are best explained by the third-body-mechanism. Peak E&V &JeV Iz in Au/A ,I in PtjA Pt 4f 71 1183 14.6 14.4 Au 4f 84
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