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Larry L Mickelson1, Cody Friesen
1School of Materials, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA.
Abstract:
The surface stress response during the electrooxidation of CO at Pt{111}, Ru{0001}, and Ru(theta=0.37)/Pt{111} textured electrodes was studied in 0.1 M HClO(4) electrolytes. The surface stress signal resolves for the first time the adsorption of OH(-) at the CO-covered Ru{0001} surface prior to significant CO oxidation, a phenomenon that is not discernible in the voltammetry. The surface stress signal shows that significant tensile surface stress occurs upon oxidation of the adsorbed CO and occurs at nearly the same potential on Ru{0001} and Ru/Pt{111} surfaces. These observations demonstrate that the mechanism of bifunctionality is the OH(ads) provided to the Pt surface sites via Ru sites.
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