The adsorption of bisulfate and sulfate anions from 0.05 M solution on Pt(100) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Subtractively normalized interfacial FTIR spectra (SNIFTIRS) indicated only weak adsorption of bisulfate at potentials below 0.4 V ( vs. ), in contrast to the strong adsorption seen on the (111) surface by the same technique. At potentials above 0.6 V the SNIFTIRS spectra were due entirely to diffuse layer species. At potentials between 0.4 and 0.6 V, changes in the IR bands indicated either a rearrangement (and possibly deprotonation) of adsorbed bisulfate or weak adsorption of sulfate ion.
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Faguy et al. (1993) studied this question.