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Electrochemical oxidation causes the lifting of Pt atoms of the surface layer, substantiating a place-exchange mechanism. Furthermore, for a charge transfer of ≲1.7e−/Pt atom, the flat surface is recovered by reduction, while the surface is irreversibly roughened by more excessive oxidation. Roughening involves only the atoms in the top layer.
You et al. (Tue,) studied this question.