Abstract
The formation of hydrous oxide films on gold in base under potential cycling conditions was investigated and found to be less inhibited than the same type of reaction observed when gold is strongly anodized at high potentials under d.c. conditions at high pH. The overall behaviour on cycling is quite similar to that observed with other metals, e.g. platinum. The importance of the lower limit, for instance, again appears to be related to the need under film thickening conditions to significantly reduce the compact oxide layer formed on the metal surface during the anodic sweep. It was noted that the earlier duplex model for this type of system, i.e. an inner compact and an outer dispersed oxide layer, is not always valid. Under certain conditions about six distinct peaks (suggesting six different states of gold oxide hydration, dispersion or polymerization) were observed in cathodic sweeps recorded for the reduction of thick films grown on gold under potential cycling conditions in base.
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