Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Electrochemically Characterized Interfaces. Transition-Metal Isothiocyanate Adsorbates at Silver Adsorbates.
Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman (SER) spectra have been obtained at the silver-aqueous interface for nine Cr III, Co III, Ru II, and Rh III ammine or ethylenediamine complexes containing one or more thiocyanates as surface bridging groups. These complexes provide stereochemically well-defined adsorbates having at least one sulfur surface binding site but with electronic properties that differ substantially from thiocyanate itself. The dependence of the SER spectra were examined in each case over a potential range where the complexes are stable with respect to reduction or oxidation, and where the adsorbate coverage remained close to a monolayer. The adsorbate coverage could be evaluated in several cases from the faradaic charge required for one-electron reduction. SER spectra were obtained using a spectrograph-optical multichannel analyzer (OMA) as well as a conventional scanning spectrometer. This enabled the rapid reversible component of the SERS potential dependence to be separated from the irreversible signal decay associated with surface rearrangement. SERS bands due to metal ammine and internal ammine vibrations were observed in addition to those associated with internal thiocyanate and ligand-surface vibrations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA142407
Entities
People
- M. A. Tadayyoni
- Michael J. Weaver
- Stuart Farquharson
- T. T. T. Li
Organizations
- Purdue University