The surface structure of flame-annealed Au (100) in aqueous solution: An STM study
N Batina, AS Dakkouri, DM Kolb - Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 1994 - Elsevier
The initial structure of flame-annealed Au (100) surfaces has been studied in air and in 0.1
MH 2 SO 4 by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). It is shown that before, during and
after contact with the electrolyte, at potentials sufficiently negative to prevent specific
adsorption of anions, the flame-annealed Au (100) surface is reconstructed into exactly the
same “hex” form as a surface which has been prepared by annealing in ultrahigh vacuum
(UHV). However, the quality of the reconstructed surface depends sensitively on the sample …
MH 2 SO 4 by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). It is shown that before, during and
after contact with the electrolyte, at potentials sufficiently negative to prevent specific
adsorption of anions, the flame-annealed Au (100) surface is reconstructed into exactly the
same “hex” form as a surface which has been prepared by annealing in ultrahigh vacuum
(UHV). However, the quality of the reconstructed surface depends sensitively on the sample …