Potential-Dependent Reorientation of Water Molecules at an Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Studied by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

  • Ken-ichi Ataka
    Department of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-77, Japan, and Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
  • Takao Yotsuyanagi
    Department of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-77, Japan, and Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
  • Masatoshi Osawa
    Department of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-77, Japan, and Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan

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公開日
1996-01-01
DOI
  • 10.1021/jp953636z
公開者
American Chemical Society (ACS)

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The structure and orientation of water molecules at a highly ordered Au(111) electrode surface in perchloric acid have been investigated in-situ as a function of applied potential by means of surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy. This newly developed infrared spectroscopy technique enables the observation of the electrode/electrolyte interface at a very high sensitivity without interference from the bulk solution. The spectrum of the interfacial water significantly differs from that of bulk water and drastically changes in peak frequencies and band widths around the potential of zero charge (pzc) of the electrode and at about 0.3 V positive from the pzc. The interfacial water molecules are weakly hydrogen-bonded at potentials below the pzc and form a strongly hydrogen-bonded ice-like structure at potentials slightly above the pzc. The ice-like structure is broken at more positive potentials due to the specific adsorption of perchlorate ion, where one OH moiety of water is non-hydrogen-bonded ...

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