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Jian-Feng Li1, Yue-Jiao Zhang, Alexander V Rudnev
1MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University , Xiamen 3605, China.
Abstract:
Electrochemical methods are combined with shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (EC-SHINERS) for a comprehensive study of pyridine adsorption on Au(111), Au(100) and Au(110) single crystal electrode surfaces. The effects of crystallographic orientation, pyridine concentration, and applied potential are elucidated, and the formation of a second pyridine adlayer on Au(111) is observed spectroscopically for the first time. Electrochemical and SHINERS results correlate extremely well throughout this study, and we demonstrate the potential of EC-SHINERS for thorough characterization of processes occurring on single crystal surfaces. Our method is expected to open up many new possibilities in surface science, electrochemistry and catalysis. Analytical figures of merit are discussed.
