Comparative STM studies on island equilibrium shapes, shape fluctuations and island coalescence on Au(0 0 1) electrodes in chloric and sulfuric acid solutions

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 52, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 5659-5668

  Pichardo Pedrero, Ernesto ^a   Giesen, Margret ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gold electrodes; Island coalescence; Island fluctuations; Step and kink energy; Surface diffusion

Indexed keywords

GOLD; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; SULFURIC ACID; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

GOLD ELECTRODES; ISLAND COALESCENCES; ISLAND FLUCTUATIONS; STEP AND KINK ENERGY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 34247384029     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2006.10.061     Document Type: Article

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