Adsorption and Electrooxidation of Carbon Monoxide on Platinum Surfaces Modified with Sulfur

Authors

A. Mattox Mathew, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA;
W. Henney Matthew, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA;
Johnson Adam, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA;
Zou Shouzhong, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA;Follow

Corresponding Author

Zou Shouzhong(zous@muohio.edu)

Abstract

Adsorbed sulfur is commonly considered as a reaction poison. However, small amounts of sulfur on platinum significantly increase the surface reactivity toward carbon monoxide (CO) electrooxidation. For the solution CO oxidation, the onset potential was shifted up to over 300 mV negative to that on S-free surface, and the extent of the negative potential shift increases with the sulfur coverage (X_s) up to about 0.6. The enhanced CO oxidation also depends on the solution pH. For the adsorbed CO, at low sulfur coverages (X_s < 0.3), the oxidation peak potential is about 40 mV negative to that of the corresponding clean Pt. However, at higher coverages, the peak potential is about 30 mV more positive. Surface-enhanced Raman spectra show that the adsorption of sulfur significantly redshifts the Pt-CO stretching frequency. These observations are explained by the weakening of the Pt-CO bond and the hindrance of CO diffusion by Sads.

Graphical Abstract

Keywords

electrooxidation, adsorbed sulfur, carbon monoxide, platinum, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.2621

Publication Date

2012-12-28

Online Available Date

2012-08-29

Revised Date

2012-08-09

Received Date

2012-06-23

Recommended Citation

A. Mattox Mathew, W. Henney Matthew, Johnson Adam, Zou Shouzhong. Adsorption and Electrooxidation of Carbon Monoxide on Platinum Surfaces Modified with Sulfur[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2012 , 18(6): Article 5.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.2621
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol18/iss6/5

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