Specular reflection, electrode-solution interface

Specular Reflection of Light at an Electrode-Solution Interface... 

Instrumentation. The electrochemical cells described in the preceding section can be used. A cell design with a significantly reduced radiation absorption of the electrolyte solution film as used for specular X-ray reflectivity measurements (see description below Fig. 6.10) can also be used. Electrode potentials are selected based on standard electrochemical experiments (e.g. cyclic voltammetry) with respect to well-defined changes of the electrode-solution interface (e.g. potential steps between potentials of complete desorption and maximum adsorption). Control of the potentiostat and the X-ray diffractometer as well as data acquisition, storage and manipulation are done with a suitably programmed computer. 

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