Hydrogen evolution on diamond electrodes and its dependence on surface C-H bond strengths

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作者
Cai, Y [1 ]
Anderson, AB
Angus, JC
Kostadinov, LN
机构
[1] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Chem, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
[2] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
[3] Bulgarian Acad Sci, Dept Phys Chem, BU-1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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10.1149/1.1999913
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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081704 ;
摘要
In this quantum chemical study it is shown that a hydrogen atom chemisorbs weakly to a surface carbon atom on hydrogen-terminated diamond (111) if there is a bond-inserted hydrogen atom, or a substitutional B atom, in the near-subsurface region. It is found that reductive hydronium ion discharge in the Volmer-Heyrovsky mechanism to form H-2 is activated over these adsorbed H atoms compared to the strongly bonded H that terminates the surface. Activation energies for H-2 generation are calculated for these systems as functions of electrode potential between 0 and -3.2 V, using constrained variation theory. (c) 2005 The Electrochemical Society.
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页码:E62 / E65
页数:4
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