V. Climent et al., Positive shift of the potential of zero total charge of stepped Pt(111) electrodes decorated by irreversibly adsorbed bismuth, ELECTROCH C, 3(10), 2001, pp. 590-594
The value of the potential of zero total charge (pztc) of stepped Pt(111) e
lectrodes, whose step sites have been blocked by irreversibly adsorbed bism
uth, has been determined by means of the CO displacement experiment. It has
been observed that the pztc of the decorated surfaces shift positively wit
h respect to that of the substrate stepped surface electrode. In this way t
he electrode total charge at constant potential diminishes by effect of the
adatom adsorption. The oxidation of adsorbed CO takes place at higher pote
ntials on the decorated surfaces, pointing out a direct effect of the pztc
shift oil their reactivity as electrocatalyzers. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science
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