Estudo da eletrooxidação de monóxido de carbono em RuO2(110), e visualização morfológica e atômica de fases ricas em oxigênio na oxidação de Ru(0001) através da microscopia de varredura por tunelamento / Study of the electrooxidation of carbon monoxide on RuO2(110), and morphological and atomic visualization of oxygen-rich Ru(0001) surfaces by means of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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In the last 30 years the parallel growth of the traditional Surface Science, under UHV environment, and Electrochemistry gave rise to a new interdisciplinary field: Surface Science and Electrochemistry. Techniques from both sciences give complementary information. Thus, in tandem, they are able to elucidate many atomic, structural and electronic phenomena, of an electrode in contact with a solution. The main goal of this Dissertation was the fundamental study of the Oxygen-rich Ru(0001) surface through electrochemical and morphologic characterizations using a coupled system which allowed the attachment of a miniature flow cell to UVH-chambers. Initially it is shown the construction and modifications of required equipments for the preparation of the binary system Au-Pt(111) and single crystal RuO2(110) oxide. Attainable morphological STM images demonstrated the anisotropic growth of the RuO2(110) over a Ru(0001) substrate. Results of the electrooxidation of CO on RuO2(110), obtained by means of Cyclic Voltammetry, corroborated theoretical calculations concerning the oxide superficial structure in a humid environment. Model surfaces based on Au, epitaxialy grown on a Pt(111) substrate, were prepared under UHV conditions. Electrochemical data and superficial composition were correlated, confirming that the substrate effect overcomes electronic strain effects.

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scanning tunneling microscopy monocristal ultra high vacuum ultra-vácuo microscopia de tunelamento por varredura single crystal

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