Kinetics and Mechanism of Gold Dendrite Electroformation on C(0001) : Activation Energy for Gold Adatom Surface Diffusion

Au electrodeposition on C(0001) from aqueous solutions with different concentrations of AuCl<sub>3</sub>·HCl, at a constant ionic mass transport rate (j<sub>L</sub>), in the temperature range 275 ≤ T ≤ 313 K, results in the initial formation of nanometer-sized Au islands cons...

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Autores principales: Martín, H., Carro, P., Hernández Creus, A., González, S., Salvarezza and A. J. Arvi
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Publicado: 1999
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language Inglés
topic Ciencias Exactas
Química
Electrodeposition
Gold
Kinetics
spellingShingle Ciencias Exactas
Química
Electrodeposition
Gold
Kinetics
Martín, H.
Carro, P.
Hernández Creus, A.
González, S.
Salvarezza and A. J. Arvi
Kinetics and Mechanism of Gold Dendrite Electroformation on C(0001) : Activation Energy for Gold Adatom Surface Diffusion
topic_facet Ciencias Exactas
Química
Electrodeposition
Gold
Kinetics
description Au electrodeposition on C(0001) from aqueous solutions with different concentrations of AuCl<sub>3</sub>·HCl, at a constant ionic mass transport rate (j<sub>L</sub>), in the temperature range 275 ≤ T ≤ 313 K, results in the initial formation of nanometer-sized Au islands consisting of a central core and symmetrically distributed branches with the island fractal dimension D<sub>f</sub> = 1.6. For all values of T, the time dependence of the Au island radius fulfills a r ∝ t<sub>n</sub> relationship with n = 0.25 ± 0.05. At constant T, the density of Au islands (N<sub>s</sub>) increases according to N<sub>s</sub> ∝ j<sub>L</sub><sup>X</sup> with X = 0.69 ± 0.03. At constant j<sub>L</sub>, the value of N<sub>s</sub> decreases as T is increased, following an Arrhenius-type relationship. Kinetic data are consistent with a growth mechanism involving surface diffusion of Au adatoms from the island core towards branch tips. From the dependence of N<sub>s</sub> on T at constant j<sub>L</sub>, the activation energy for Au adatom surface diffusion results in E<sub>a</sub><sup>*</sup> ≈ 11 Kcal/mol. This figure is slightly smaller than E<sub>a</sub><sup>*</sup> ≈ 14 Kcal/mol that has been reported for Au atom surface diffusion in Cl<sup>-</sup>-ion free acid solutions.
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author Martín, H.
Carro, P.
Hernández Creus, A.
González, S.
Salvarezza and A. J. Arvi
author_facet Martín, H.
Carro, P.
Hernández Creus, A.
González, S.
Salvarezza and A. J. Arvi
author_sort Martín, H.
title Kinetics and Mechanism of Gold Dendrite Electroformation on C(0001) : Activation Energy for Gold Adatom Surface Diffusion
title_short Kinetics and Mechanism of Gold Dendrite Electroformation on C(0001) : Activation Energy for Gold Adatom Surface Diffusion
title_full Kinetics and Mechanism of Gold Dendrite Electroformation on C(0001) : Activation Energy for Gold Adatom Surface Diffusion
title_fullStr Kinetics and Mechanism of Gold Dendrite Electroformation on C(0001) : Activation Energy for Gold Adatom Surface Diffusion
title_full_unstemmed Kinetics and Mechanism of Gold Dendrite Electroformation on C(0001) : Activation Energy for Gold Adatom Surface Diffusion
title_sort kinetics and mechanism of gold dendrite electroformation on c(0001) : activation energy for gold adatom surface diffusion
publishDate 1999
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/121476
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