Infrared spectroscopy of the effect of metal electrode on adsorbate under electric field: Electrochemical model study of CO on Pt(111) with ice film capacitor method in ultrahigh vacuum

  • Kang, Hani (Department of chemistry, Seoul national university) ;
  • Shin, Sunghwan (Department of chemistry, Seoul national university) ;
  • Park, Youngwook (Department of chemistry, Seoul national university) ;
  • Kang, Heon (Department of chemistry, Seoul national university)
  • Published : 2016.02.17

Abstract

The influence of electric field on CO adsorbed on Pt(111) was investigated with reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) in ultrahigh vacuum system. The ice film capacitor method was used to apply electric field to the amorphous ice film with CO on Pt(111). Two systems were compared by measuring the change of the CO stretching vibrational mode under applied electric field; one is CO on Pt(111), and the other is CO buried inside an ice film on Pt(111). By comparing them, we were able to calculate the additional effect of adsorption of CO on Pt(111) on peak shift. The CO adsorbed on Pt(111) has shown larger peak shift than CO adsorbed with H2O when we applied stronger electric field. Additionally, the differences were observable when the applied electric field exceeds $1{\times}10V/m^8$.

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