R. Dalbeck et W. Vielstich, EX-SITU ANALYSIS OF SULFATE ADSORPTION ON PLATINUM VIA THERMAL-DESORPTION SPECTROSCOPY IN ULTRA-HIGH-VACUUM, Electrochimica acta, 40(16), 1995, pp. 2687-2688
The adsorption of sulfate ions on an emersed polycrystalline platinum
electrode was studied by TDS in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV). Emersion from
H2SO4 solutions does not give clear evidence of sulfate adsorption due
to large signal contributions of rests of bulk electrolyte remaining
on the surface after transfer to UHV. Using HelO(4) as base electrolyt
e the surface adsorption as function of the emersion potential can cle
arly be followed. The results are compared with in situ radiotracer an
d FTIR investigations.