Abstract
CO 2 and CO adsorption on Pd–Pt and Pd–Rh alloys has been studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM). Adsorbed CO 2 inhibits partially hydrogen adsorption on Pt and Rh surface atoms but does not block significantly hydrogen absorption into alloy bulk. In the presence of adsorbed CO both hydrogen adsorption and absorption are strongly suppressed. On electrodes covered with adsorbed CO the oxidation of previously absorbed hydrogen is significantly shifted into higher potentials. The EQCM response in CO 2/CO adsorption experiments is affected by both the effects connected with the changes in mass attached to the resonator and the non-mass effects including changes in metal–solution interactions and variation of solution density and viscosity in the vicinity of the electrode. Differences in the EQCM behavior suggest that the products of CO 2 and CO adsorption on the alloys studied are not totally identical.
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