title: The adsorption of thiophenol on gold--a spectroelectrochemical study.
abstract: The adsorbate formed by adsorption of thiophenol on a polycrystalline gold electrode and brought into contact with aqueous solutions of 1 M HClO4 and 0.1 M KClO4 has been studied using cyclic voltammetry and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. A strong adsorption is deduced from observations made using cyclic voltammetry. From the SER spectra, interactions of thiophenol with the gold surface via a gold-sulfur bond with the aromatic ring pointing away from the surface is concluded for both electrolyte solutions.
authors: Technische Universität Chemnitz, Institut für Chemie, AG Elektrochemie, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany. rudolf.holze@chemie.tu-chemnitz.de.
authors: Rudolf
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authors: Holze