In SituScanning-Tunneling-Microscope Observation of Roughening, Annealing, and Dissolution of Gold (111) in an Electrochemical Cell
- 20 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 62 (8), 929-932
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.62.929
Abstract
We report in situ scanning tunneling microscopy at atomic-layer resolution of the topographic changes accompanying electrochemical reactions. In dilute perchloric acid, Au(111) terraces roughen during the electrochemical formation and reduction of more than a monolayer of gold oxide, but anneal in minutes at moderate potential. Trace chloride enhances step motion, prevents the observation of roughening, and promotes the dissolution of gold during oxidation and rereduction. These observations illustrate the role adsorbates have in determining the surface mobility of substrate atoms.Keywords
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