Electrodeposition of Al in 1-Butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide and 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide Ionic Liquids:  In Situ STM and EQCM Studies

In the present paper, the electrodeposition of Al on flame-annealed Au(111) and polycrystalline Au substrates in two air- and water-stable ionic liquids namely, 1-butyl-1-methyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide, [Py1,4]Tf2N, and 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl...

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Published inThe journal of physical chemistry. B Vol. 111; no. 18; pp. 4693 - 4704
Main Authors Moustafa, E. M, Zein El Abedin, S, Shkurankov, A, Zschippang, E, Saad, A. Y, Bund, A, Endres, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 10.05.2007
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Summary:In the present paper, the electrodeposition of Al on flame-annealed Au(111) and polycrystalline Au substrates in two air- and water-stable ionic liquids namely, 1-butyl-1-methyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide, [Py1,4]Tf2N, and 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide, [EMIm]Tf2N, has been investigated by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM), and cyclic voltammetry. The cyclic voltammogram of aluminum deposition and stripping on Au(111) in the upper phase of the biphasic mixture of AlCl3/[EMIm]Tf2N at room temperature (25 °C) shows that the electrodeposition process is completely reversible as also evidenced by in situ STM and EQCM studies. Additionally, a cathodic peak at an electrode potential of about 0.55 V vs Al/Al(III) is correlated to the aluminum UPD process that was evidenced by in situ STM. A surface alloying of Al with Au at the early stage of deposition occurs. It has been found that the Au(111) surface is subject to a restructuring/reconstruction in the upper phase of the biphasic mixture of AlCl3/[Py1,4]Tf2N at room temperature (25 °C) and that the deposition is not fully reversible. Furthermore, the underpotential deposition of Al in [Py1,4]Tf2N is not as clear as in [EMIm]Tf2N. The frequency shift in the EQCM experiments in [Py1,4]Tf2N shows a surprising result as an increase in frequency and a decrease in damping with bulk aluminum deposition at potentials more negative than −1.8 V was observed at room temperature. However, at 100 °C there is a frequency decrease with ongoing Al deposition. At −2.0 V vs Al/Al(III), a bulk aluminum deposition sets in.
Bibliography:Part of the special issue “Physical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids”.
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ISSN:1520-6106
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DOI:10.1021/jp0670687