<i>In situ</i> observation of the potential-dependent structure of an electrolyte/electrode interface by heterodyne-detected vibrational sum frequency generation
Atsushi Sayama, Satoshi Nihonyanagi, Yasuhiro Ohshima, Tahei Tahara
Abstract
-down orientation of acetonitrile at the interface. The present study demonstrates the advantages of HD-VSFG spectroscopy for studying electrochemical systems, and it opens a new way to investigate electrolyte/electrode interfaces at the molecular level.
Topics & Concepts
AcetonitrileElectrolyteElectrochemistryElectrodeChemistryElectrode potentialPlatinumSum frequency generation spectroscopyAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Aqueous solutionPhysical chemistrySum-frequency generationOrganic chemistryOpticsCatalysisLaserPhysicsNonlinear opticsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsThermodynamic properties of mixtures