Functionalized Self-Assembled Alkanethiol Monolayers on Au(111) Electrodes: 2. Silver Electrodeposition
Autor: | H. Hagenström, Dieter M. Kolb, and Maria J. Esplandiu |
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Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Zdroj: | Langmuir. 17:839-848 |
ISSN: | 1520-5827 0743-7463 |
DOI: | 10.1021/la001140p |
Popis: | We have studied the early stages of Ag electrodeposition from dilute sulfuric acid solutions on modified Au(111) electrodes with cyclic voltammetry and in situ scanning tunneling microscopy. Several differently functionalized short-, medium-, and long-chain alkanethiols were used for electrode modification. Ag underpotential deposition onto such surfaces is hindered depending on chain length, but the differences between self-assembled monolayers with different endgroups were less significant. Two Ag layers are deposited at the thiol/Au(111) interface in an island growth mechanism at underpotentials. Bulk deposition originates almost exclusively at step edges burying the underlying self-assembled monolayer. Oxidative desorption of the organic film is promoted in contact with a Ag+-containing electrolyte as compared to the metal ion free solution. |
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