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Cover Picture: Oxidation of Formic Acid and Carbon Monoxide on Gold Electrodes Studied by Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and DFT (ChemPhysChem 12/2005)
Author(s) -
Beltramo Guillermo L.,
Shubina Tatyana E.,
Koper Marc T. M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200590029
Subject(s) - formate , formic acid , surface enhanced raman spectroscopy , chemistry , carbon monoxide , raman spectroscopy , inorganic chemistry , adsorption , electrode , photochemistry , electrochemistry , raman scattering , organic chemistry , catalysis , optics , physics
The cover picture shows an artistic impression of a formate anion adsorbed on a gold electrode, as probed by surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). By a combination of SERS and density functional theory calculations, the surface‐bonded formate anion is shown to be the key intermediate in formic acid oxidation on gold electrodes. Formic acid oxidation activity on gold is also compared to the remarkable electro‐oxidation properties of gold towards carbon monoxide. Find out more in the Article by Beltramo et al. on p. 2597.