Engineering Research Equipment Grant: UHV-Electrochemical System for Fundamental Studies of Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces

为研究电极/电解液界面现象，正在建立一个配备电化学池的超高真空系统。该系统将具有低能电子衍射(LEED)、俄歇电子能谱(AES)、热脱附谱(TDS)和循环伏安法的设施。它还将能够与现有的X射线光电子能谱(XPS)设施协同工作。将强大的表面科学技术应用于电极表面，对于提高对包括电合成、电池、燃料电池和传感器在内的电极系统的理解和性能具有巨大的潜力。它也与微电子电路中的导电结有关。

An ultrahigh-vacuum system equipped with an electrochemical cell is being constructed for studies of electrode/electrolyte interfacial phenomena. The system will have facilities for low energy electron diffraction (LEED), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), and cyclic voltammetry. It will also be able to operate in tandem with an existing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) facility. Application of powerful surface science techniques to electrode surfaces has great potential for improving understanding and performance of systems employing electrodes including electrosynthesis, batteries, fuel cells, and sensors. It is also relevant to electrically conducting junctions in microelectronic circuits.