Broad-band sum frequency generation study of formic acid chemisorption on a Pt (1 0 0) electrode

Rachel L. Behrens, Alexei Lagutchev, Dana D. Dlott, Andrzej Wieckowski

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Abstract

Broad-band sum frequency generation spectroscopy (BB-SFG) was used to obtain vibrational spectra of CO adsorbates produced from formic acid oxidation on a Pt (1 0 0) electrode in sulfuric acid media. The BB-SFG simultaneously monitored all forms of the CO intermediates, including steady-state, as the potential was scanned at 5 mV/s. Spectra were compared to those obtained from CO adsorbed from a CO-saturated electrolyte. While adsorbed from HCOOH, the CO had a sharp atop transition near 2050 cm -1 and a broader multiply-bonded transitions in the 1700-1900 cm -1 range, which appear to result from bridge-like and higher-coordinated (possibly fourfold) CO. As the potential scanned from -0.2 to 0.3 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), the bridge-like CO disappeared, and the amount of atop CO increased. At potentials above 0.5 V, the CO was in steady-state, being oxidized on the surface to CO 2 and replenished by CO from HCOOH. These measurements show that BB-SFG can observe potential-dependent interconversion of different CO forms on the electrode surface and can measure steady-state reaction intermediates on a surface in real time.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)32-36
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Volume649
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 15 2010

Keywords

  • Broad-band sum frequency generation (BB-SFG)
  • CO adsorbates
  • Electrochemistry
  • Formic acid oxidation
  • Platinum 100
  • Vibrational spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry

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