SERS and Quantum Chemistry Studies of Adsorption of Thiourea and Ethylthiourea on Silver Electrode

Adsorption of thiourea (TU) and ethylthiourea( ETU) on roughened silver electrode was investigated using in situ surf. enhanced Raman spectroscopy(SERS) Using quantum chemistry and HSAB theories, the influences of electrode potential and the different substituent groups on SERS were disc i. TU is chemisorbed perpendicularly by Ag-S bond on silver at E = -0.3 V and adsorption of TU turns into a parallel orientation at E = -0.9 V. ETU is always chemisorbed at an angle from Ag. The adsorption of ETU is through and C=C and C=O groups at E = -0.3 V, and mainly through C=C at E = -0.9V.