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Electrochemistry of Tin in Borate Buffer Solutions: An in-situ Raman study.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Raül Díaz
Affiliation:
LCTEM, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Ismael Díez-Pérez
Affiliation:
LCTEM, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Pau Grostiza
Affiliation:
LCTEM, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Fausto Sanz
Affiliation:
LCTEM, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Susanne Joiret
Affiliation:
UPR 15 du CNRS, conventionné avec l'Université Paris 6. 4 Place Jussieu, Tour 22, 75005 Paris, France.
Philippe Allongue
Affiliation:
UPR 15 du CNRS, conventionné avec l'Université Paris 6. 4 Place Jussieu, Tour 22, 75005 Paris, France.
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Abstract

The electrochemical behavior of chemically polished polycrystalline tin is investigated in borate buffer solutions at pH=7.5 using in-situ Raman measurements. Experiments reveal the appearance of “luminescence” under continuum red laser light only for a narrow range of sample potentials within the anodic plateau. The phenomenon is discussed in view of the tin oxides formed on the surface, and correlated with the assignation of the oxido-reduction processes observed in the voltammograms.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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