Elsevier, Electrochimica Acta, 23(53), p. 6899-6905
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2008.01.054
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We have investigated the adsorbed intermediates of ethanol electro-oxidation at Pt(1 1 1), Pt(1 0 0) and Pt(1 1 0) using FTIR and SFG spectroscopies. Mainly, we focus on the CO formation. The aim of the present work is to compare the responses coming from two different surface probes: FTIR spectroscopy and SFG spectroscopy. Between 1800 cm−1 and 2300 cm−1, our FTIR and SFG results are in good agreement. Specifically in the case of the ethanol/Pt(1 1 1) interface, the SFG spectroscopy presents higher sensibility to the interface response compared to the FTIR spectroscopy.