Partial oxidation of step-bound water leads to anomalous pH effects on metal electrode step-edges

Kathleen Schwarz, Bingjun Xu, Yushan Yan, Ravishankar Sundararaman
2016 Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP  
Loss of electrons caused by adsorption of water on metal electrode step edges explains the anomalous variation of hydrogen underpotential deposition and potential of zero total charge with pH.
doi:10.1039/c6cp01652a pmid:27250359 pmcid:PMC10958776 fatcat:qsgkpnyfg5htbdgxz2ellvgquu