The electrochemical oxidation of aniline and p-aminodiphenylamine (ADPA) was carried out in a phosphate buffer solution at pH 5. Cyclic voltammetry and ‘‘in situ’’ FTIR spectroscopy were combined to study the redox behavior of the oxidation products. When ADPA is…

The irreversible adsorption of methylamine at platinum single-crystal electrodes has been studied by a combination of electrochemical and in situ spectroscopic techniques. From purely electrochemical data, it has been stated that the adsorption of CH3NH2 molecules results in significant alteration…

The electroreflectance (ER) technique has been applied to the study of a Pt(111) electrode in different acidic and alkaline electrolytes. The variation in the normalised potential derivative of the reflectance signal, 1/R(dR/dE) is observed in sulphuric and perchloric acid media…

Voltammetry and FTIR–ATR techniques have been employed to investigate polyphenol films formed on platinum surfaces by electrochemical oxidation of phenol. The media used in the electropolymerization were aqueous carbonate solutions, with and without Na2S. The polymeric films created are not…

Electrodeposition of Pt nanoparticles under
potentiostatic conditions was performed on several types of carbon electrode supports: commercial macroporous carbon (a three-dimensional electrode), glassy carbon and
graphite. Conducting polymers (poly-aniline and poly-oaminophenol) were also used. The platinum nanoparticles were obtained by…