Anion re-adsorption and displacement at platinum single crystal electrodes in CO-containing solutions

Bulk CO oxidation experiments have been carried out in sulphuric and perchloric acid solutions on Pt(111) and Pt(110) electrodes under hanging meniscus rotating disk electrode (HMRDE) configuration. The comparison between the two different electrolytic media reveals an important influence of the anion in the oxidation kinetics. Once the adsorbed CO layer has been oxidized after the ignition peak, anions are re-adsorbed on the electrode surface and the presence of these anions affects the stationary currents measured at positive potentials. In the negative-going sweep, adsorbed anions are displaced from the surface when the CO oxidation rate is lower than the corresponding CO adsorption rate. The charge associated to this displacement has been measured at high scan rates and is in agreement with that expected from the CO displacement experiments performed at low potentials. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.