Sun / Christensen / Wieckowski In-situ Spectroscopic Studies of Adsorption at the Electrode and Electrocatalysis

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-08-048906-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 558 Seiten

In-Situ Spectroscopic Studies of Adsorption at the Electrode and Electrocatalysis is a new reference on in-situ spectroscopic techniques/applications, fundamentals of electrocatalysis at molecule level, and progresses within electrochemical surface science. Presenting both essential background knowledge at graduate level and original research within the fields of spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and surface science.
Featuring 15 chapters by prominent worldwide scholars, based on their recent progress in different aspects of in-situ spectroscopy studies, this book will appeal to a wide audience of scientists. In summary this book is highly suitable for graduates learning basic concepts and advanced applications of in-situ spectroscopy, electrocatalysis and electrode adsorptions.
* Written by the most active scientists in the fields of spectroscopy, electrochemistry and surface science
* Essential background knowledge for graduate students
* A modern reference of cutting-edge scientific research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sun, Shi-Gang

Christensen, Paul A.

Wieckowski, Andrzej

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Copyright page;5
3;Contents;12
4;Preface;6
5;List of Contributors;8
6;Chapter 1. In-situ FTIR Studies on the Acid-Base Equilibria of Adsorbed Species on Well-Defined Metal Electrode Surfaces;14
6.1;1. Introduction;14
6.2;2. Experimental;16
6.3;3. Results;17
6.4;4. Discussion and conclusion;34
6.5;5. Concluding remarks;41
6.6;Acknowledgments;42
6.7;References;43
7;Chapter 2. Contributions of External Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy to Study the Oxidation of Small Organic Molecules;46
7.1;1. Introduction;46
7.2;2. Electrocatalysis of CO oxidation;47
7.3;3. Electrocatalysis of methanol oxidation;53
7.4;4. Electrooxidation of ethanol;64
7.5;5. Concluding remarks;71
7.6;Acknowledgments;72
7.7;References;72
8;Chapter 3. Contribution of In-situ Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy in the Study of Nanostructured Fuel Cell Electrodes;76
8.1;1. Introduction;76
8.2;2. Fuel cells and electrocatalysis;77
8.3;3. In-situ infrared reflectance spectroscopy;81
8.4;4. In-situ infrared reflectance spectroscopy studies of reactions involved in fuel cells;84
8.5;5. Conclusion;106
8.6;Acknowledgments;109
8.7;References;109
9;Chapter 4. In-situ FTIR Spectroscopic Studies of the Adsorption and Oxidation of Small Organic Molecules at the Ru(0001) Electrode Under Various Conditions;112
9.1;1. Introduction;112
9.2;2. Experimental;114
9.3;3. Results and discussion;116
9.4;4. Concluding remarks;148
9.5;Acknowledgments;149
9.6;References;149
10;Chapter 5. In-situ Microscope FTIR Reflection Spectroscopy and Its Applications in Electrochemical Adsorption and Electrocatalysis on Nanostructured Surfaces;152
10.1;1. Introduction;152
10.2;2. Instrumentation and principle of in-situ microscope FTIR reflection spectroscopy (MFTIRS);155
10.3;3. Surface combinatorial studies of anomalous IR properties of nanostructured surfaces of Pt and Ru using in-situ MFTIRS;161
10.4;4. Studies of electrochemical kinetics using SSTR-MFTIRS;175
10.5;5. Studies of electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on nanostructured Pt using rapid-scan time-resolved MFTIRS (RSTR-FTIRS);183
10.6;6. Summary;188
10.7;Acknowledgments;188
10.8;References;189
11;Chapter 6. IR Spectroelectrochemistry: Instrumentation and Applications of External Reflection, ATR, and Transmission Sampling;192
11.1;1. Introduction;192
11.2;2. Instrumentation and spectral acquisition methods;193
11.3;3. Applications;198
11.4;4. Summary;216
11.5;References;217
12;Chapter 7. Electrocatalytic Reactions on Platinum Electrodes Studied by Dynamic Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (SEIRAS);222
12.1;1. Introduction;222
12.2;2. Mechanism of SEIRA;225
12.3;3. Experimental aspects;227
12.4;4. Selected examples;230
12.5;5. Summary and future prospects;255
12.6;Acknowledgments;256
12.7;References;256
13;Chapter 8. FTIR and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Operating Fuel Cells;260
13.1;1. Introduction;260
13.2;2. Infrared reflectance spectroscopy of CO adsorbed on arc-melted Pt alloy surfaces;265
13.3;3. Infrared spectroscopy of adsorbates on electrode surfaces of operating fuel cells;268
13.4;4. X-ray absorption spectroscopy of operating fuel cells;275
13.5;5. Summary;282
13.6;References;283
14;Chapter 9. Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopic Investigation of the Electrochemical Interface using IR-Visible Sum-Frequency Generation and Related Nonlinear Optical Techniques;286
14.1;1. Introduction;286
14.2;2. Basic concepts of second-order nonlinear optical processes at interfaces;287
14.3;3. Experimental part;292
14.4;4. Spectroscopic investigations of the electrochemical interface;294
14.5;5. Conclusion;307
14.6;References;307
15;Chapter 10. In-situ Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Pyridine Adsorption on Different Transition Metal Surfaces;312
15.1;1. Background;312
15.2;2. Experimental;316
15.3;3. Vibrational properties of pyridine;323
15.4;4. Experimental results;328
15.5;5. Comparison of the experimental results of pyridine adsorption on different metal surfaces;335
15.6;6. Theoretical calculation;338
15.7;7. Summary;347
15.8;Acknowledgment;348
15.9;References;348
16;Chapter 11. In-situ Surface X-ray Scattering and Infrared Reflection Adsorption Spectroscopy of CO Chemisorption at the Electrochemical Interface;352
16.1;1. Introduction;352
16.2;2. Instrumentation and methods of characterization;353
16.3;3. CO adsorption onto Pt and Au;357
16.4;4. Summary;390
16.5;Acknowledgments;391
16.6;References;392
17;Chapter 12. Resonance Elastic and Inelastic X-ray Scattering Processes for In-situ Investigation of Electrochemical Interfaces;396
17.1;1. Introduction;396
17.2;2. X-ray interactions with atoms;397
17.3;3. Experimental;401
17.4;4. X-ray fluorescence studies;402
17.5;5. Surface anomalous resonance x-ray scattering and polarization dependence;410
17.6;6. Conclusion;418
17.7;Acknowledgment;419
17.8;References;419
18;Chapter 13. In-situ ESR for Studies of Paramagnetic Species on Electrode Surfaces and Electron Spins Inside Electrode Materials;422
18.1;1. Introduction;422
18.2;2. ESR principles;423
18.3;3. Cell design for in-situ ESR measurements;428
18.4;4. Simultaneous electrochemical and ESR measurements;433
18.5;5. Paramagnetic species on electrode surfaces;435
18.6;6. Conducting polymers;442
18.7;7. Lithium intercalation into carbons [53–55];445
18.8;8. Summary remarks;450
18.9;Acknowledgments;451
18.10;References;451
19;Chapter 14. Coupling Interfacial Electrochemistry with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: An Electronic Perspective;454
19.1;1. Introduction;454
19.2;2. Fundamentals;457
19.3;3. Electronic nature of Stark tuning effect;465
19.4;4. Electronic effect of alloying Pt surfaces: Ru vs. Pd;473
19.5;5. Summary and outlook;477
19.6;Acknowledgments;479
19.7;References;479
20;Chapter 15. From Stepped Single Crystal Surfaces to Ordered Bimetallic Electrodes: Adsorption and Electrocatalysis as Studied by DEMS and STM;484
20.1;1. Introduction;484
20.2;2. Fundamentals;486
20.3;3. Metal deposition at stepped surfaces;494
20.4;4. Differential electrochemical mass spectrometry;501
20.5;5. Role of steps in electrocatalysis;508
20.6;6. Step-decorated surfaces as model bimetallic surfaces (influence of step decoration on adsorption);529
20.7;7. Concluding remarks;544
20.8;References;545
21;Subject Index;552