On the possibilities and considerations of interfacing ultra-high vacuum equipment with an electrochemical setup

Thomas Maagaard, Aarti Tiwari, Ib Chorkendorff, Sebastian Horch*

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Abstract

Efficient electrocatalysts are required in order for electrocatalysis to play a large role in a future largely based on renewable energy sources. To rationally design these catalysts we need to understand the fundamental origin of their activities. In order to elucidate the relationship between catalyst structure and electrochemical behaviour, we investigate well-defined single-crystal catalysts in a UHV chamber interfaced with an electrochemical setup. Using the capabilities of UHV based methods, we can prepare more complex surface structures than it is possible with traditional EC methods and investigate their electrochemical behaviour. We exemplify this by showing results from both clean and intentionally structured Pt(111), Cu(111) and Pt/Cu(111).
Original languageEnglish
JournalChemPhysChem
Volume20
Issue number22
Pages (from-to)3024-3029
Number of pages6
ISSN1439-4235
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Electrochemistry
  • Scanning probe microscopy
  • Single crystals
  • Surface science
  • UHV

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