The Influence of Water and Hydroxyl on a Bimetallic (√3 × √3)R30° Sn/Pt Surface Alloy
The Influence of Water and Hydroxyl on a Bimetallic (√3 × √3)R30° Sn/Pt Surface Alloy
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DOI:
10.1021/jp3112342
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发表时间:
2013-02
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3.7
通讯作者:
F. McBride;G. Darling;K. Pussi;C. Lucas;Y. Gründer;M. Darlington;Alexander W. Brownrigg;A. Hodgson
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作者:
F. McBride;G. Darling;K. Pussi;C. Lucas;Y. Gründer;M. Darlington;Alexander W. Brownrigg;A. Hodgson
Tin–platinum alloy surfaces show a remarkable activity in the fuel cell reaction, oxidizing and removing CO that would otherwise block reaction on pure Pt. This so-called “bifunctional” mechanism has been attributed to OH adsorption on Sn and CO adsorption on Pt, reducing site competition, and poisoning by CO. In this study, we examine the effect of water adsorption on the structure of the ordered Sn/Pt(111) (√3 × √3)R30° surface alloy in order to relate the existing structural data on the behavior of Sn/Pt surfaces to the nature of the adsorbate. The Sn/Pt surface structure was investigated by surface X-ray diffraction (SXRD) and low-energy electron diffraction, and compared to theoretical models obtained from density functional theory and with structural determinations from previous in situ electrochemical experiments. We find that adsorbed water induces a 0.16 A outward relaxation in the Sn position, similar to that previously ascribed to OH adsorption in electrochemical SXRD measurements. We review th...