In-situ electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in metal/polyelectrolyte interfaces

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(21)64041-X

Abstract

Abstract:

Polyelectrolyte becomes more and more popular in electrocatalysis. The understanding of electrode/polyelectrolyte interfaces at the molecular level is important for guiding further the polyelectrolyte-based electrocatalysis. Herein, we demonstrate an in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic method by using a three-electrode spectroelectrochemical cell towards characterizing the electrode/polyelectrolyte interfaces. The Ag/AgCl and Ag/Ag₂O electrodes are used as the reference electrode in the acidic and the alkaline systems, respectively. The working electrode is made of a transparent carbon thin film which loads the electrocatalysts. The applications of this method are demonstrated through the in-situ characterizations of the p-methylthiophenol adsorbed on the Au and Pt and the electrochemical oxidation of Au on polyelectrolyte membranes. The potential-dependent spectral features of these two systems show that this method is a powerful tool for investigating the electrode/polyelectrolyte interfaces in electrocatalysis.

Key words: Polyelectrolyte, In-situ electrochemical characterization, Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Three-electrode cell, Au oxidation

Li-Wen Wu, Mo-Li Huang, Yun-Xiao Yang, Yi-Fan Huang. In-situ electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in metal/polyelectrolyte interfaces[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43(11): 2820-2825.

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Fig. 1. Schematic of the EC-SERS measurement of electrode/polyelectrolyte interface by using a three-electrode cell.

Fig. 2. (a) Voltammograms of Au electrode and Au mesh on Nafion polyelectrolyte membranes and Au electrode in 0.1 mol/L HClO4 solution. (b) Time-dependent potentials of Ag/AgCl vs. Hg/Hg2SO4 and Ag/Ag2O vs. Hg/HgO.

Fig. 3. Potential dependent SERS spectra of PMTP adsorbed on Au nanoparticles on Nafion (a,b) and QAPPT (c,d) and Au@Pt nanoparticles on Nafion (e,f) membranes.

Fig. 4. Potential-dependent SERS spectra of the electrochemical oxidation of Au on Nafion polyelectrolyte membrane (a) and in 0.1 mol/L HClO4 solution (b).

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