Electrochemical preparation and structural characterization of Co thin films and their anomalous IR properties

Nanometer scale cobalt thin films of different structures and thicknesses supported on glassy carbon were prepared by electrochemical deposition under cyclic voltammetric conditions (denoted nm-Co/GC(n)). The thickness of Co thin films was altered systematically by varying the number (n) of potential cycling within a defined potential range in electrodeposition. Electrochemical in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and ex situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were employed to characterize the surface structure of Co thin films. It has been illustrated that the Co thin films were uniformly composed of Co nanoparticles, whose structure and size varied with increasing n. The structure of nanoparticles inside the Co thin films underwent a transition from bearded nanoparticles to multiform nanoparticles and finally to hexagonal nanosheets, accompanying with an increase of average size. In situ FTIR reflection spectroscopic studies employing CO adsorption as probe reaction revealed that the Co thin films all exhibited anomalous IR properties; that is, along with their different nanostructures they presented abnormal IR effects, Fano-like IR effects, and surface-enhanced IR absorption effects. CO adsorbed on Co thin films dominated by bearded nanoparticles yielded abnormal IR absorption bands; that is, the direction of the bands is inverted completely, with enhanced intensity in comparison with those of CO adsorbed on a bulk Co electrode. The enhancement of abnormal IR absorption has reached a maximal value of 26.2 on the nm-Co/GC(2) electrode. Fano-like IR features, which describe the bipolar IR bands with their positive-going peak on the low wavenumbers side, were observed in cases of CO adsorbed on Co thin films composed mainly of multiform nanoparticles, typically on the nm-Co/GC(8) electrode. IR features were finally changed into surface-enhanced IR absorption as CO adsorbed on the nm-Co/GC(30) electrode, on which the Co thin film is dominated by Co hexagonal nanosheets.     

纳米结构钴薄膜电极的制备及其异常红外性能研究

用循环伏安电沉积法在玻碳基底上制备纳米结构钴薄膜, 扫描电子显微镜研究结果表明, 纳米结构钴薄膜主要由平均粒径为150 nm的钴粒子组成, 同时还有为数不多的粒径在400~500 nm的钴粒子. 以CO为探针分子, 结合原位傅里叶变换红外反射光谱研究结果, 发现所制备的纳米结构钴薄膜具有异常红外效应. 吸附态CO发生异常红外吸收, 谱峰增强了26.2倍, 测得线型吸附态COL的Stark系数为77.5 cm-1·V-1.     

纳米钯膜电极的制备、结构表征和特殊反应性能

用循环伏安方法制备纳米钯膜电极,运用扫描隧道显微镜和原位红外光谱等方法研究其结构和反应性能.STM图像表明,制备的纳米钯膜具有特殊的层状结构,纳米级厚度的层状晶体由直径6nm左右的Pd微晶聚集而成.发现当钯膜厚度为几个纳米时,CO的吸附表现出异常红外效应,即红外谱峰反向和红外吸收显著增强(增强因子可达42.6).纳米钯膜电极对氢的反应也具有特殊的性能,与氢向钯晶格扩散吸收过程相比较,氢吸脱附的表面过程成为主要反应.研究结果还指出,纳米钯膜电极的异常红外效应和对氢反应的特殊性能与钯膜厚度密切关联,并可归结为钯膜材料的纳米尺度效应.     

钴铂合金薄膜的循环伏安电沉积及其异常红外性能研究

运用循环伏安电沉积在玻碳基底上制得纳米结构钴铂合金薄膜,扫描电子显微镜和X-射线能量散射谱研究表明,钴铂薄膜主要由平均粒经为139 nm的纳米粒子组成,钴和铂的原子比为3:5. 以CO为探针分子,电化学原位FTIR反射光谱研究发现钴铂薄膜具有异常红外效应. 吸附态CO发生异常红外吸收,谱峰比本体钴和铂分别增强了34和43倍.     

In situ STM studies of electrochemical growth of nanostructured Ni films and their anomalous IR properties

We have extended the study of anomalous IR properties, which were initially discovered on nanostructured films of platinum group metals and alloys, to nanostructured films of nickel, a member of the iron group triad, and broadened the fundamental knowledge on this subject. Nanostructured thin films of nickel supported on glassy carbon [nm-Ni/GC(n)] were prepared by electrochemical deposition under cyclic voltammetric conditions, and the thickness of films was altered systematically by varying the number (n) of potential cycling within a defined potential range for electrodeposition. Electrochemical in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was employed to monitor the electrochemical growth of nanostructured Ni films. These in situ STM images illustrated that, along the increase of the film thickness, Ni films have undergone a transformation from layer structure to island structure and finally to lumpish arris structure. Investigations by in situ FTIR spectroscopy employing adsorbed CO as the probe revealed that these nanostructures of Ni films yield abnormal IR features, Fano-like IR features, and normal IR features, respectively. The IR bands of CO adsorbed on Ni thin films of a layer structure were inverted in their direction and enhanced in their intensity up to 15.5 times on an nm-Ni/GC(4) electrode. The Fano-like IR features, which are defined as a bipolar band with its negative-going peak on the low wavenumber side and its positive-going peak on the high wavenumber side, are observed for the first time on Ni thin films of an island nanostructure, i.e., at the nm-Ni/GC(16) electrode. IR features changed to normal absorption in CO adsorbed on the nm-Ni/GC(25) electrode, i.e., that with lumpish arris nanostructured Ni film of a larger thickness.     

Room Temperature COad Desorption/Exchange Kinetics on Pt Electrodes—A Combined In Situ IR and Mass Spectrometry Study

The room temperature desorption and exchange of CO in a saturated CO adlayer on a Pt electrode, at potentials far below the onset of oxidation, was investigated by isotope labeling experiments, using a novel spectroelectrochemical setup, which allows the simultaneous detection of adsorbed species by in situ IR spectroscopy and of volatile (side) products and reactants by online mass spectrometry under controlled electrolyte flow conditions. Time‐resolved IR spectra show a rapid, statistical exchange of pre‐adsorbed ¹³CO_ad by ¹²CO_ad in ¹²CO containing electrolyte; mass spectrometric data reveal first‐order exchange kinetics, with the rate increasing with CO partial pressure. The increasing CO_ad desorption rate in equilibrium with a CO containing electrolyte is explained by a combination of an increasing CO_ad coverage upon increasing the CO pressure, and a decrease of the CO adsorption energy with coverage, due to repulsive CO_ad–CO_ad interactions.     

CoPt nanoparticles and their catalytic properties in electrooxidation of CO and CH(3)OH studied by in situ FTIRS

CoPt nanoparticles supported on a glassy carbon electrode (denoted as CoPt/GC) were prepared by galvanic replacement reaction between electrodeposited Co nanoparticles and K(2)PtCl(6) solution. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were both employed to characterize the CoPt nanoparticles. It was shown that the CoPt nanoparticles have irregular shapes and most of them exhibit a core-shell structure with a porous Co core and a shell of Pt tiny particles. The composition of the CoPt nanoparticles was analyzed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), which depicts a Co : Pt ratio of ca. 21 : 79. Studies of cyclic voltammetry (CV) demonstrated that CoPt/GC possesses a much higher catalytic activity towards CO and methanol electrooxidation than a nanoscale Pt thin film electrode. In situ FTIR spectroscopic studies have revealed for the first time, that a CoPt nanoparticles electrode exhibits abnormal IR effects (AIREs) for IR absorption of CO adsorbed on it. In comparison with the IR features of CO adsorbed on a bulk Pt electrode, the direction of the IR bands of CO adsorbed on the CoPt/GC electrode is inverted completely, and the intensity of the IR bands has been enhanced up to 15.4 times. The AIREs is significant in detecting the adsorbed intermediate species involved in electrocatalytic reactions. The results demonstrated a reaction mechanism of CH(3)OH oxidation on CoPt/GC in alkaline solutions through evidencing CO(L), CO(M), HCOO(-), CO(3)(2-), HCO(3)(-) and CO(2) as intermediate and product species by in situ FTIRS.     

酸性溶液中过渡金属及合金纳米薄膜电极的异常红外效应研究

以循环伏安方法在玻碳载体上制备纳米级厚度的过渡金属 (Pt,Pd ,Rh ,Ru)和合金 (PtPd ,PtRu)薄膜电极 ,并运用原位FTIR反射光谱研究了CO的吸附过程 .发现所制备的纳米薄膜电极均具有异常红外效应 ,即与本体金属电极相比较 ,吸附在纳米薄膜电极上的CO分子的红外吸收被显著增强 ,并且红外谱峰方向倒反 .本文的结果进一步证明异常红外效应是一种新的、普遍的现象 ,主要取决于过渡金属或合金膜的结构和厚度 .对异常红外效应的深入认识 ,不仅将推动红外反射光谱及界面电化学理论的发展 ,而且将在表面和界面分析中得到广泛应用 .     

单分散PtNi纳米粒子特殊的红外光学性能

采用电位置换反应以及化学还原法制备了单分散PtNi 纳米粒子,循环伏安结果显示该纳米粒子在0.1mol·L^-1硫酸介质中对CO的氧化表现出比本体Pt 电极更好的电催化活性. 以CO为探针分子,采用电化学原位红外光谱研究了PtNi 纳米粒子上的特殊红外光学性能. 结果表明,PtNi 纳米粒子无论是在玻碳电极还是在金电极上,均表现出对称的双极谱峰,同时给出很强的增强效应. 论文研究结果有助于进一步了解低维纳米材料特殊红外性能的本质.     

纳米金膜电极上CN~-吸附的电化学和原位红外反射光谱研究

应用循环伏安(CV)和原位红外反射光谱(in situFTIRS)研究碱性介质中氰(CN-)在纳米金膜电极(nm-Au/GC)上的吸附行为.结果显示,当研究电极电位低于0.0 V时,CN-可稳定吸附在nm-Au/GC电极表面,高于0.0 V,则发生氧化脱附.发现nm-Au/GC表面具有异常红外效应(AIREs),即吸附态CN-谱峰呈现出与本体Au电极不同的方向倒反、红外吸收增强(39.2倍)以及半峰宽增加的异常光谱特征.本研究将纳米薄膜材料的这一AIREs从过渡金属拓展到币族金属,进一步证明AIREs是迄今研究的金属及合金纳米材料的普遍特性.     

Kinetically Limited CO Adsorption: Spill-Over as a Highly Effective Adsorption Pathway on Bimetallic Surfaces

We demonstrate that the (local) adsorbed carbon monoxide, CO_ad, coverage on the Pt-free areas of bimetallic Pt/Ru(0001) surfaces (a Ru(0001) substrate partly covered by Pt monolayer islands) can be increased to ∼0.80 monolayers (ML), well above the established saturation CO_ad coverage of 0.68 ML, even under ultrahigh vacuum conditions by using spill-over of CO adsorbed on the Pt islands to the Ru areas as an highly effective adsorption channel. The apparent CO_ad saturation coverage of 0.68 ML on pure Ru(0001) is identified as due to kinetic limitations, hindering further uptake from the gas phase, rather than being caused by thermodynamic reasons. This spill-over mechanism is proposed to be a general phenomenon for adsorption on bimetallic surfaces.     

碱性介质中甘氨酸在Pt电极上解离吸附和氧化反应的原位红外反射光谱研究

运用原位红外反射光谱研究了碱性介质中甘氨酸在Pt电极上的解离吸附和氧化反应行为,并利用纳米Pt膜电极的异常红外效应鉴定反应过程中生成的表面吸附物种.结果表明:甘氨酸在Pt电极上极易发生解离,生成强吸附于电极表面上的氰基负离子,该吸附物种在低于0V电位下能稳定存在,并抑制甘氨酸的进一步反应.当电位高于0.2V时,氰基负离子被氧化为氰酸根离子进入溶液,使甘氨酸发生氧化反应,生成氰酸盐和碳酸盐等产物.     

Effects of thermal activation on the oxidation pathways of methanol at bulk Pt–Ru alloy electrodes

The competition between pathways that lead to adsorbed CO and CO₂ during the electrochemical oxidation of 1.0 M methanol in 0.1 M HClO₄ on two bulk Pt–Ru alloys (10 at.% Ru (X_Ru≈0.1) and 90 at.% Ru (X_Ru≈0.9)) was investigated for temperatures in the range of 25–80°C. On the high Ru content alloy studied (X_Ru≈0.9), the dissociative chemisorption of methanol was inhibited below 70°C; the faradaic current for methanol oxidation was low, and only small quantities of adsorbed CO and CO₂ were detected with infrared spectroscopy between 0.2–0.8 V (vs. RHE). At 80°C, strong infrared bands from CO₂ and adsorbed, atop coordinated CO were observed over the potential ranges of 0.4–0.8 V and 0.2–0.8 V, respectively. The infrared measurements are consistent with the observation that bulk, high Ru content alloy electrodes appear passivated toward methanol oxidation below 70°C. On the low Ru content alloy studied (X_Ru≈0.1), the methanol surface chemistry was similar to that of pure, polycrystalline Pt, but the electrode was more poison resistant than Pt. For both alloys, the persistence of strong adsorbed CO bands and rapid CO₂ production between 0.4–0.8 V suggests CO functions as a reactive species with high steady-state coverages at these potentials.     

单分散PtNi纳米粒子特殊的红外光学性能(英文)

采用电位置换反应以及化学还原法制备了单分散PtNi纳米粒子,循环伏安结果显示该纳米粒子在0.1mol·L-1硫酸介质中对CO的氧化表现出比本体Pt电极更好的电催化活性.以CO为探针分子,采用电化学原位红外光谱研究了PtNi纳米粒子上的特殊红外光学性能.结果表明,PtNi纳米粒子无论是在玻碳电极还是在金电极上,均表现出对称的双极谱峰,同时给出很强的增强效应.论文研究结果有助于进一步了解低维纳米材料特殊红外性能的本质.     

枝晶状Pt 薄膜的制备及其特殊红外效应

采用方波电位, 在10×10^-3 mol·L^-1 K₂PtCl₆+3×10^-4 mol·L^-1 PbAc₂+0.5 mol·L^-1 HClO₄溶液中, 于本体Pt 电极上电沉积制备出枝晶状Pt 薄膜. 随着沉积时间的增加, 枝晶长度逐渐由400 nm增加到900 nm, 且枝晶上的小晶粒(~10 nm大小)变得密集. 根据循环伏安(CV)曲线中氢吸脱附电量可得出Pt 薄膜具有中等粗糙度(C_r=9-36), 且电极表面的粗糙度随着沉积时间增加而增大. 观察到Pt 薄膜上吸附态CO的原位红外光谱具有明显的增强吸收效应, 当沉积时间为6 min 时所制得的枝晶Pt 电极的红外增强效应最大. CO呈现多种谱峰形状, 随着沉积时间的增加, 谱峰形状依次为左高右低的双极峰(类Fano 红外效应), 单极向下(表面增强红外吸收), 左高右低的双极峰, 单极向上(异常红外效应), 左低右高的双极峰和单极向下. 这表明纳米材料薄膜所呈现出的特殊红外性能, 与纳米材料的尺度和聚集状态等密切相关. 所制备的枝晶状Pt 薄膜有望为深入认识纳米材料的特殊红外性能提供一个良好的模型材料.     

Ru膜上Pt层的自发沉积及其在电化学表面增强红外光谱中的应用

采用自发沉积法在Ru膜上生成超薄Pt层(简称Ru/Pt膜), 即在开路状态下将电化学还原后的Ru膜浸于除去氧的H2PtCl6溶液中进行自发沉积. 电化学伏安法测量表明, 随着电还原-自发沉积循环次数的增加, 该Ru/Pt膜电极所含Pt组分增加, 且CO吸附层的电氧化峰电位较Pt膜电极上的明显负移. 应用现场衰减全反射表面增强红外光谱法(ATR-SEIRAS)可轻易检测到在该膜电极Pt和Ru位上吸附CO的振动谱峰. 所制Ru/Pt膜电极不仅对CO的电催化氧化具有协同效应, 还可应用于现场ATR-SEIRAS的研究中.     

The influence of hydrogen peroxide on carbon monoxide electrooxidation at Pt/C and Pt:Ru/C electrodes

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells constitute one of the most important efficiency energy converters for non-centralised uses. However, the use of fuels arising from reformate processes significantly lowers the current efficiency because of anodic catalytic poison coming from adsorbed carbon monoxide (CO_ad). In this work, the influence of the addition of hydrogen peroxide in the flow current is studied, considering the adsorption and electrochemical oxidation of carbon monoxide on carbon-supported Pt (20% Pt/Vulcan) and Pt:Ru (1:1, 20% Pt:Ru/Vulcan) catalysts in 2 M sulphuric acid. The investigation was conducted applying cyclic voltammetry and on-line differential electrochemical mass spectrometry. A series of experiments has been performed to investigate the influence of the temperature as well as the time of contact and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide. Oxidation of CO_ad to carbon dioxide occurs at lower potentials in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, it is possible to remove ca. 70% of CO_ad on Pt/C electrodes. On the other hand, for PtRu/C electrodes, similar charge values to those of Pt/C electrodes were obtained for the CO stripping, but the process occurs at more negative potentials. In this case, the effect of partial desorption for CO_ad by interaction with hydrogen peroxide is added to the bifunctional mechanism usually considered for this alloy. This paper is dedicated to Prof. Francisco Nart, in memoriam.     

Surface structural and chemical characterization of Pt/Ru composite electrodes: a combined study by XPS, STM and IR spectroscopy

Electrochemical Ru deposits on Pt(111) surfaces are investigated by STM; the images of the Ru-modified surfaces show islands of monoatomic height and between 2–5 nm in diameter. The density of islands on the surface depends on the Ru deposition potential (observed by STM and XRSD) and the cyclic voltammograms indicate an increasing Ru coverage for lower deposition potentials. The Ru surface coverage is determined by ex-situ XPS measurements and a linear dependence of the Ru coverage on the deposition potential is demonstrated. IR spectra of a monolayer of adsorbed CO on the Ru-modified Pt(111) surfaces show distinct bands for CO adsorbed on Pt and on Ru. For the integrated band intensity of the CO/Ru vibration a linear dependence on deposition potential is found indicating that lateral dipole interactions between CO adsorbed on Pt and Ru are unimportant and that the CO coverage on the Ru islands is constant for the Ru coverages investigated. The possibility of using adsorbate vibrational bands for the determination of the coverage of deposits is discussed. Received: 24 June 1996 / Revised: 6 December 1996 / Accepted: 12 December 1996     

Quantitative SNIFTIRS studies of (bi)sulfate adsorption at the Pt(111) electrode surface

Subtractively normalized interfacial Fourier transform infrared reflection spectroscopy (SNIFTIRS) was applied to study (bi)sulfate adsorption on a Pt(111) surface in solutions of variable pH while maintaining a constant total bisulfate/sulfate ((bi)sulfate) concentration without the addition of an inert supporting electrolyte. The spectra were recorded for both the p- and s-polarizations of the IR radiation in order to differentiate between the IR bands of the (bi)sulfate species adsorbed on the electrode surface from those species located in the thin layer of electrolyte. The spectra recorded with p-polarized light consist of the IR bands from both the species adsorbed at the electrode surface and those present in the thin layer of electrolyte between the electrode surface and ZnSe window whereas the s-polarized spectra contain only the IR bands from the species located in the thin layer of electrolyte. A new procedure was developed to calculate the angle of incidence and thickness of the electrolyte between the Pt(111) electrode surface and the ZnSe IR transparent window. By combining these values with the knowledge of the optical constants for Pt, H(2)O and ZnSe, the mean square electric field strength (MSEFS) at the Pt(111) electrode surface and for thin layer of solution were accurately calculated. The spectra recorded using s-polarization were multiplied by the ratio of the average MSEFS for p- and s-polarizations and subtracted from the spectra recorded using p-polarization in order to remove the IR bands that arise from the species present within the thin layer cavity. In this manner, the resulting IR spectra contain only the IR bands for the anions adsorbed on the Pt(111) electrode surface. The spectra of adsorbed anions show little change with respect to the pH ranging from 1 to 5.6. This behavior indicates that the same species is predominantly adsorbed on the metal surface for this broad range of pH values and the results suggest that sulfate is the most likely candidate for this adsorbate.     

Insights into the enhanced tolerance to carbon monoxide on model tungsten trioxide-decorated polycrystalline platinum electrode

Polycrystalline platinum decorated by WO₃ nanoparticles (WO₃/Pt_pc) is used as a model electrode to gain insights into the enhanced tolerance to carbon monoxide (CO) observed on such composite materials. Bifunctional-type reactions involving WO₃ and Pt active sites are observed, such as hydrogen spill-over or the electrooxidation of CO molecules adsorbed on Pt sites neighboring the WO₃ nanoparticles. The resulting CO_ad-free Pt sites are active for the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), thereby enhancing the HOR activity for WO₃/Pt_pc electrode relatively to bare Pt_pc in 300 ppm CO/H₂ saturated HClO₄ electrolyte. However, this bifunctional effect occurs exclusively for CO molecules weakly adsorbed on Pt, i.e. only for a small fraction of the CO_ad fully covering the Pt surface.