Cyclic Voltammetry and in situ FTIR Studies of Cyanide Adsorption on Nanostructured Au Film Electrode in Alkaline Solutions

Authors

Chun-Hua ZHEN, Department of chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,State Key Laboratory of PhysicalChemistry of Solid Surfaces,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China;
Chun-Jie FAN, Department of chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,State Key Laboratory of PhysicalChemistry of Solid Surfaces,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China;
Shi-Gang SUN, Department of chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,State Key Laboratory of PhysicalChemistry of Solid Surfaces,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China;

Abstract

The adsorption of cyanide(CN-) on electrodes of nanometer scale thin film of gold supported on glassy carbon(nm-Au/GC) in alkaline solutions were investigated using cyclic voltammetry and in situ FTIR spectroscopy.It has revealed that the electrodeposited nanostructured Au thin film exhibited AIREs(abnormal infrared effects) for CN-adsorption,which manifested 3 nonlinear IR spectral features: inversion of the direction of CN-band,enhancement of IR absorption of adsorbed CN-species(about 39.2 folds) and increase in the FWHM(full width at half maximum) of CN-band.

Keywords

cyanide adsorption, nanostructured Au thin film, in situ FTIR, AIREs

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.1895

Publication Date

2008-05-28

Online Available Date

2008-05-28

Revised Date

2008-05-28

Received Date

2008-05-28

Recommended Citation

Chun-Hua ZHEN, Chun-Jie FAN, Shi-Gang SUN. Cyclic Voltammetry and in situ FTIR Studies of Cyanide Adsorption on Nanostructured Au Film Electrode in Alkaline Solutions[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2008 , 14(2): 218-222.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.1895
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol14/iss2/22

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