Electronic properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMR

We report our recent experimental and theoretical progress in our electrochemical NMR (EC-NMR) investigations of metal/solution interfaces. By correlating EC-NMR with in-situ infrared spectroelectrochemistry of chemisorbed CO, we discuss in detail, at an electronic level, the CO-metal (Pt) bonding as well as the electrode potential Stark effect. The ability to carry out the detailed EC-NMR investigations and couple it with other in-situ spectroscopic techniques opens a new promising avenue of research in the discipline.