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 electrochemical oxidation of serine and alanine was performed at Pt(100) and Pt(110) electrodes and analysed by means of FTIR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The open circuit adsorption of both amino acids was also investigated. The oxidation of serine gives…

Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and Fourier transform infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (FT-IRRAS) have been combined to analyse the oxidation of methylamine and ethylamine on platinum single crystal electrodes in an acidic medium. The oxidation of both amines on Pt(hkl) electrodes gives rise…

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…

In contrast to what is observed in alkaline media, cyanide adlayers formed on Pt(100) are very reactive in 0.1 M HClO4 solutions. In this medium, dissimilar behaviour has been observed for the potential regions above and below 0.4 V (RHE).…

The aim of this paper is the characterization of a carbon felt (Le Carbone
Lorraine, RVC 4002) to be used as three-dimensional electrode. A wide
group of very different techniques were used in the physical and structural
characterization of this…

Doped tin dioxide electrodes have been prepared by a standard spray pyrolysis technique. The electrochemical behaviour of these electrodes has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry in sulphuric acid using the Fe2+/Fe3+ redox couple system as test reaction. Oxygen evolution has…

Antimony-doped tin dioxide electrodes supported on titanium have been used in the electrochemical treatment of aqueous solution
containing phenol. Ti/SnO2–Sb anode has high efficiency in the elimination of phenol, but its use is hindered by its short service
life. The…

An easy method to synthesize Pt nanoparticles supported on conductive polymers has been explored. The synthesis was carried out under “soft” conditions, i.e., at low temperatures and without using strong reducing agent. The optimal synthesis conditions have been established. Thus,…

Aniline (ANI) and 2-aminoterephthalic acid (2ATA) copolymers, with different compositions, were prepared by
chemical oxidative polymerization varying the feed ratio. The new materials have been characterized by techniques such
as XPS, FTIR, Raman spectroscopies and thermal analysis. It has been…

Electrocrystallization of PbO2 on glassy carbon electrodes was studied in 1 M HNO3 + 0.1 M Pb(NO3)2 using cyclic voltammetry rotating disk electrode experiments, chronoamperometry, and scanning electron microscopy. In order to explain the experimental curves, a new theory of…