Formation of a 2D phase in the electrochemical reduction of 4,4′-bipyridine on mercury in the presence of iodide ions via a desorption-nucleation, reorientation-nucleation mechanisms

This paper reports new experimental evidence of the electrochemical formation of a 2D phase which, based on a recently developed model, takes place via a desorption-nucleation mechanism that includes the incorporation of adsorbed molecules into the condensed phase.