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Polyelectrolytes have been widely applied in electrochemical devices. Understanding the polyelectrolyte/electrode interfaces is pivotal for polyelectrolyte-based applications. Here, we measured the electrochemical potential drop and the local activity of the mobile ion of H or OH at the polyelectrolytes/Au interfaces by electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and voltammetry in three-electrode cells. We found that the potential dependences of the electrochemical potential drop in polyelectrolytes were smaller than that in conventional electrolyte solutions. The interfacial activity of H or OH was much lower than that of bulk polyelectrolytes. The potential-dependent molecular dynamics simulations showed that the mobility of ionomers of polyelectrolytes in an electrostatic field was limited by a polymer matrix. These results suggested a characteristically thicker compact layer in the electrical double layer of a polyelectrolyte/electrode interface due to the accumulation of mobile H or OH with a thicker hydration layer and immobile ionomers.

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