Theoretical study on thermodynamic and spectroscopic properties of electro-oxidation of p-aminothiophenol on gold electrode surfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 46, 2014, Pages 27113-27122

  Zhao, Liu Bin ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a   Ren, Bin ^a   Tian, Zhong Qun ^a   Wu, De Yin ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIMERS; ELECTROOXIDATION; GOLD; GOLD METALLOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; POSITIVE IONS; RESONANCE;

ELECTRO-OXIDATION MECHANISM; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; RADICAL COUPLING REACTIONS; RAMAN AND IR SPECTRUM; RATE DETERMINING STEP; SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTY; STANDARD ELECTRODE POTENTIAL; THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84914688978     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp507987x     Document Type: Article

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