Sign-inverted surface stress-charge response in nanoporous gold
Sign-inverted surface stress-charge response in nanoporous gold
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DOI:
10.1016/j.susc.2008.09.038
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发表时间:
2008-12-01
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1.9
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Weissmueller, Joerg
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作者:
Jin, Hai-Jun;Parida, Smrutiranjan;Weissmueller, Joerg
The surface stress-charge coefficient, zeta, quantifies the response of the surface stress - a fundamental property of solid surfaces - to the addition or removal of superficial electric charge. So far, all experiments have found zeta negative at clean metal surfaces. Here we report in situ dilatometry experiments on nanoporous gold samples prepared by dealloying. The results reveal a large reversible elastic contraction during the anodic part of cyclic potential scans. The behavior, which indicates an abnormal positive sign of zeta, can be linked to a monolayer of strongly adsorbed oxygen formed during dealloying, and to the extraordinarily small (1-2 nm) structure scale of the material while the oxide is in place. After cathodic reduction, zeta reverts to the conventional, negative sign of the clean metal surface. We discuss the sign of zeta in relation to the electronic screening at metallic and oxide-covered surfaces. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.