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Breaking the CC Bond in the Ethanol Oxidation Reaction on Platinum Electrodes: Effect of Steps and Ruthenium Adatoms
Author(s) -
SouzaGarcia Janaina,
Herrero Enrique,
Feliu Juan M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201000139
Subject(s) - platinum , ruthenium , chemistry , catalysis , inorganic chemistry , reaction mechanism , photochemistry , transition metal , redox , organic chemistry
Until platinum do us part: The most important step in ethanol oxidation is breaking the CC bond. This process is studied by FTIR using platinum single‐crystal stepped surfaces, which have a high catalytic activity (see picture). The active sites can be also modified by Ru, which allows determining the role of the adatom in the oxidation mechanism.
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