Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2016
Publication Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
116
Issue
13
Pages
136101-1 - 136101-5
Publisher Name
American Physical Society
Abstract
The interaction of platinum with water plays a key role in (electro)catalysis. Herein, we describe a combined theoretical and experimental study that resolves the preferred adsorption structure of water wetting the Pt(111)-step type with adjacent (111) terraces. Double stranded lines wet the step edge forming water tetragons with dissimilar hydrogen bonds within and between the lines. Our results qualitatively explain experimental observations of water desorption and impact our thinking of solvation at the Pt electrochemical interface.
Recommended Citation
Kolb, Manuel J.; Farber, Rachael G.; Derouin, Jonathan; Badan, Cansin; Calle-Vallejo, Federico; Juurlink, Ludo B. F.; Killelea, Daniel; and Koper, Marc T. M.. Double-Stranded Water on Stepped Platinum Surfaces. Physical Review Letters, 116, 13: 136101-1 - 136101-5, 2016. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.136101
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Author Posting © American Physical Society, 2016. This article is posted here by permission of the American Physical Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Physical Review Letters, Vol. 116, Iss. 13, April 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.136101