Nanometer-scale thin film of Ni supported on glassy carbon (nm-Ni/GC) was prepared by electrochemical deposition through cyclic
voltammetry (CV). The properties of nm-Ni/GC were studied by electrochemical
in situ FTIR reflection spectroscopy using CO adsorption as probe reaction. It has revealed that the nm-Ni/GC exhibits abnormal infrared
effects (AIREs). The study has extended the investigation of the AIREs that we have discovered initially on nanostructured
film materials of platinum group metals and alloys to nanostructured film materials of iron group metals.
Keywords AIREs - nanometer-scale Ni thin film -
in situ FTIRS - CO adsorption