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Why Silver Deposition is so Fast: Solving the Enigma of Metal Deposition
Author(s) -
Pinto Leandro M. C.,
Spohr Eckhard,
Quaino Paola,
Santos Elizabeth,
Schmickler Wolfgang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201301998
Subject(s) - deposition (geology) , chemistry , solvation , electrochemistry , ion , metal , chemical physics , analytical chemistry (journal) , inorganic chemistry , electrode , paleontology , sediment , organic chemistry , chromatography , biology
A perfect match : Silver deposition is one of the fastest electrochemical reactions, even though the Ag + ion loses more than 5 eV solvation energy in the process. This phenomenon, an example of the enigma of metal deposition, was investigated by a combination of MD simulations, DFT, and specially developed theory. At the surface, the Ag + ion experiences a strong interaction with the sp band of silver, which catalyzes the reaction.
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