Boris Borisovich Damaskin (1932-2019), right in the photo, and Oleg Aleksandrovich Petrii (1937-2021), headed the Dept successively after Frumkin, during 1976-1998 and 1998- 2008 periods. They were uniquely friendly to each other, despite (or because of?) essentially different research style and favorite topics. They co-authored, jointly or separately, many important Frumkin’s articles, and also wrote a number of textbooks.
Their complete lists of publications are available in jubilee special issues published in 2003 (Damaskin) and in 2008 (Petrii). All later articles are available in the international databases. Their last joint publication (2011) is the historical review on the ‘double layer’ concepts.
A number of their rarely available articles published in Russian are collected below (translated versions). Their joint photos can be found at the end of this page.
Nikolaeva-Fedorovich N.V., Damaskin B.B. Effect of the radius of base electrolyte cations on the reduction of persulfate anion on a mercury electrode // In: Soviet Electrochemistry (Proceedings of the fourth conference on electrochemistry), Consultant Bureau: NY, 1961. V. 1. P. 183-190. This publication (Damaskin’s diploma work) contains very rare data on cation-dependent temperature effect on peroxodisulfate reduction, with qualitatively different effects of Na+ and Cs+ (positive and negative apparent activation energies, respectively). Possible explanation is the destruction of interfacial Cs+*S2O82- ion pairs responsible for faster reaction rate in presence of Cs+. Translation of 1956 conference presentation is published with 5-year delay.
Marvet R.V., Petrii O.A. Study of hydrogen and oxygen adsorption on platinized platinum at different temperatures by electrochemical methods // Sov. Electrochem. 1965. V. 1. P. 1093-1101. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1965. V. 1. P. 1225-1234.
Petrii O.A., Kazarinov V.E. Electrolytically mixed deposits of platinum and palladium with ruthenium // Sov. Electrochem. 1965. V. 1. P. 1248-1249. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1965. V. 1. P. 1389-1391.
Petrii O.A. On the activity of electrolytic mixed platinum—ruthenium deposits in methanol electrooxidation reaction // Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. 1965. V. 160. P. 871-874, in Russian. Translated text and Captions (see Figs in original version). O.A. Petrii was very happy with this work, and monitored Pt-Ru literature during all his life. He completed two reviews on Pt-Ru in 2008 and in 2017. See also Pt-Ru-related articles (marked PtRu, PdRu) with V.S. Entina below.
Entina V.S., Petrii O.A., Shelepin I.V. Some peculiarities of the behavior of palladium, ruthenium, and palladium-ruthenium electrodes in solutions of organic substances // Sov. Electrochem. 1966. V. 2. P. 423-429. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 457-464. PdRu
Entina V.S., Petrii O.A., Zhitnev Yu.N. Behavior of a platinum-ruthenium electrode in solutions of saturated alcohols and acetaldehyde // Sov. Electrochem. 1967. V. 3. P. 296-300. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 344-348. PtRu
Marvet R.V., Petrii O.A. Catodic reduction of platinum dioxide // Sov. Electrochem. 1967. V. 3. P. 456-458. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 518-521.
Marvet R.V., Petrii O.A. Adsorption of hydrogen on platinum of the different degrees of dispersion // Sov. Electrochem. 1967. V. 3. P. 519-526. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 591-599.
Entina V.S., Petrii O.A., Rysikova V.T. Nature of the chemisorption products of methanol on the surface of a Pt+Ru electrode // Sov. Electrochem. 1967. V. 3. P. 669-672. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 758-761. PtRu
Marvet R.V., Petrii O.A. State of the surface of the platinized platinum electrode in sulfate solutions at potentials of “double layer” region // Sov. Electrochem. 1967. V. 3. P. 798-799. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 901-903.
Petrii O.A., Marvet R.V., Malysheva Zh.N. Charging curves of a platinum electrode in solutions of phosphoric acid atvarious temperatures // Sov. Electrochem. 1967. V. 3. P. 851-853. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 962-965.
Entina V.S., Petrii O.A. Mechanism of the oxidation of methanol ona platinum-ruthenium electrode // Sov. Electrochem. 1967. V. 3. P. 1107-1110. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 1237-1240. PtRu
Entina V.S., Petrii O.A. Comparison of the properties of compact and disperse platinum-ruthenium electrodes // Sov. Electrochem. 1968. V. 4. P. 97-100. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1968. V. 4. P. 111-114. PtRu
Entina V.S., Petrii O.A. Study of the adsorption properties of ruthenium and platinoruthenim electrodes // Sov. Electrochem. 1968. V. 4. P. 406-409. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1968. V. 4. P. 457-461. PtRu
Marvet R.V., Petrii O.A. Hydrogen adsorption on platinum metals at different temperatures // Sov. Electrochem. 1967. V. 3. P. 1296-1299. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1967. V. 3. P. 1445-1449.
Entina V.S., Petrii O.A. Electrooxidation of methanol on Pt + Ru and Ru electrodes at different temperatures // Sov. Electrochem. 1968. V. 4. P. 604-606. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1968. V. 4. P. 678-681. PtRu
Ivanov V.F., Damaskin B.B., Peshkova N.I., Ivashchenko A.A., Balashov V.F. Differential capacitance curves of a mercury electrode for concentrated solutions of salts in methanol and ethanol // Sov. Electrochem. 1968. V. 4. P. 768-770. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1968. V. 4. P. 851-854.
Petrii O.A., Kotlov Yu.G. Dependence of the charge of the surface of a platinum electrode on the potential in alkaline solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1968. V. 4. P. 696-701. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1968. V. 4. P. 774-779.
Petrii O.A., Kotlov Yu.G. Determining the adsorption of ions on platinum by the method of adsorption potentials. I. Adsorption of Br– from acidic solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1968. V. 4. P. 1139-1142. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1968. V. 4. P. 1256-1260.
Petrii O.A., Nguen van Tue, Kotlov Yu.G. Determining the adsorption of ions on platinum by methof of adsorption potentials. II. The adsorption of Br– on rhodium and iridium // Sov. Electrochem. 1969. V. 5. P. 1048-1051. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1969. V. 5. P. 1108-1112.
Kuznetsov V.A., Vasil’kevich N.G., Damaskin B.B. Polarography of ions of alkali metals in propylene carbonates // Sov. Electrochem. 1969. V. 5. P. 939-942. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1969. V. 5. P. 997-1000.
Vasina S. Ya., Petrii O.A. Adsorption of perchlorate ions on platinum and rhodium electrodes // Sov. Electrochem. 1970. V. 6. P. 231-234. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1970. V. 6. P. 242-246.
Petrii O.A., Kotlov Yu.G. Influence of solution pH on the adsorption of hydrogen and oxygen on platinum and rhodium electrodes // Sov. Electrochem. 1970. V. 6. P. 399-402. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1970. V. 6. P. 404-407.
Petrii O.A., Nguen van T’ue. Study of the surface state of an iridium electrode by the method isoelectric potential shifts // Sov. Electrochem. 1970. V. 6. P. 403-406. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1970. V. 6. P. 408-411.
Petrii O.A., Kazarinov V.E., Vasina S.Ya. Concentration dependence of sodium and cesium ion adsorption on the platinum electrode in acid solutions// Sov. Electrochem. 1970. V. 6. P. 712-715. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1970. V. 6. P. 729-732.
Petrii O.A., Kazarinov V.E., Shchigorev I.G. Specific adsorption of cesium ions on platinum electrode // Sov. Electrochem. 1970. V. 6. P. 1508-1511. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1970. V. 6. P. 1565-1568.
Topolev V.V., Petrii O.A. Adsorption properties of rhodium and palladium electrodes in acid solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1970. V. 6. P. 1651-1654. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1970. V. 6. P. 1726-1730.
Kazarinov V.E., Petrii O.A., Topolev V.V., Losev A.V. Potential dependence of the adsorption of sodium cations on platinum and rhodium electrodes in acidic solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1971. V. 7. P. 1321-1324. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1971. V. 7. P. 1365-1368.
Dzaparidze Sh.S., Dzhaparidze D.I., Damaskin B.B. Specific adsorption of cesium on a mercury/ethylene glycol interface // Sov. Electrochem. 1971. V. 7. P. 1486-1488. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1971. V. 7. P. 1535-1538.
Podlovchenko B.I., Damaskin B.B. Possibility of distinguishing adsorption isoterms resting on repulsive interaction from those based on surface inhomogeneity // Sov. Electrochem. 1972. V. 8. P. 291-294. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1972. V. 8. P. 297-300.
Kazarinov V.E., Petrii O.A. Malysheva Zh.N. Desorption and exchange of adsorbed ions from the solution at platinum and rhodium electrodes // Sov. Electrochem. 1972. V. 8. P. 899-901. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1972. V. 8. P. 924-927. The behavior of Cs+, Na+, and Zn2+ cations is addressed.
Damaskin B.B., Petrii O.A., Kazarinov V.E. Cesium and sodium ion adsorption on platinum from a mixed electrolyte // Sov. Electrochem. 1972. V. 8. P. 1340-1344. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1972. V. 8. P. 1373-1377.
Kazarinov V.E., Petrii O.A. Simultaneous adsorption of cesium and sodium cations on platinized platinum // Sov. Electrochem. 1972. V. 8. P. 1682-1689. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1972. V. 8. P. 1731-1739.
Petrii O.A., Safonov V.A., Shchigorev I.G. The capacitance of the electric double layer at a platinum electrode // Sov. Electrochem. 1973. V. 9. P. 127-130. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1973. V. 9. P. 125-129.
Petrii O.A., Kolotyrkina T.Ya. Determination of the dependence of hydrogen ions adsorption on rhodium on pH of the solution at the reversible hydrogen potential // Sov. Electrochem. 1973. V. 9. P. 244-246. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1973. V. 9. P. 254-257.
Safonov V.A., Dishel’ V.D., Petrii O.A. Application of the Dolin-Ershler scheme to the platinum electrode in sulfuric acid solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1973. V. 9. P. 254-256. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1973. V. 9. P. 264-266.
Petrii O.A., Grafov B.M. Dependence of the potential of a platinum electrode on the neutral salt concentration at constant free surface charge // Sov. Electrochem. 1973. V. 9. P. 816-817. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1973. V. 9. P. 852-854.
Kazarinov V.E., Vasina S.Ya., Petrii O.A., Topolev V.V. Adsorption of alkali-metal ions on the platinum electrode in alkaline solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1973. V. 9. P. 1059-1062. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1973. V. 9. P. 1123-1127.
Damaskin B.B., Ivanova R.V. Adsorption isotherm from a mixed electrolyte with constant ionic strength // Sov. Electrochem. 1973. V. 9. P. 1480-1482. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1973. V. 9. P. 1569-1572. The behavior of Cs+ cation is addressed, see also the preceding article of R.V. Ivanova in the same issue (P.1476-1479; in Russian version, P. 1565-1569).
Maksimov Yu.M., Petrii O.A. Influence of cations on ionization of moleculer hydrogen on smooth platinum electrode // Sov. Electrochem. 1973. V. 9. P. 1492-1495. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1973. V. 9. P. 1583-1586.
Petrii O.A., Damaskin B.B. Determination of the charge of reacting particles in the presence of chemical equilibria in the volume of the solution <in solution bulk> // Sov. Electrochem. 1974. V. 10. P. 722-728. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1974. V. 10. P. 756-764.
Safonov V.A., Petrii O.A. Kinetic behavior of adsorbed hydrogen on platinum in alkaline solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1974. V. 10. P. 1071-1075. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1974. V. 10. P. 1126-1130.
Kolotyrkina T.Ya., Petrii O.A., Kazarinov V.E. Use of radioactive indicators to determine the relation between the platinum null <zero> charge potential and the pH of the solution // Sov. Electrochem. 1974. V. 10. P. 1291-1294. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1974. V. 10. P. 1352-1355.
Maksimov Yu.M., Petrii O.A. Ionization of molecular hydrogen on a smooth platinum electrode in alkaline solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1974. V. 10. P. 1470-1473. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1974. V. 10. P. 1548-1551.
Batrakov V.V., Damaskin B.B. Effect of uniform surface inhomogeneity on the Frumkin isotherm // Sov. Electrochem. 1975. V. 11. P. 882-885. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1975. V. 11. P. 956-959.
Damaskin B.B., N.V. Fedorovich. Specific adsorption of cesium ions and its effect on the rate of the discharge step // Sov. Electrochem. 1975. V. 11. P. 926-929. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1975. V. 11. P. 999-1003.
Losev A.V., Petrii O.A. Photometric study of suspensions of platinum black in electrolyte solutions // Sov. Electrochem. 1975. V. 11. P. 1053-1056. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1975. V. 11. P. 1129-1132.
Losev A.V., Petrii O.A. A study of the mechanism of operation of a suspension electrode with the reaction of ionization of hydrogen on platinum black as an example // Sov. Electrochem. 1975. V. 11. P. 1157-1160. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1975. V. 11. P. 1243-1247.
Losev A.V., Petrii O.A. Conductometric and photometric studies of platinum black in aqueous sulfuric acid solutions// Sov. Electrochem. 1975. V. 11. P. 1364. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1975. V. 11. P. 1450.
Safonov V.A., Jackowska K., Petrii O.A. Impedance of a smooth platinum electrode depending on the kind of anion in the electrolyte // Sov. Electrochem. 1975. V. 11. P. 1524-1526. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1975. V. 11. P. 1628-1630.
Notoya R., Petrii O.A. Determination of the relations between the adsorption of hydrogen ions on iridium and solution pH with <depending on> a reversible hydrogen potential // Sov. Electrochem. 1976. V. 12. P. 628-630. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1976. V. 12. P. 655-657.
Petrii O.A., Sveshnikova D.A. Adsorption of sulfuric-acid anions on platinized platinum from 1N H2SO4 // Sov. Electrochem. 1976. V. 12. P. 912-915. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1976. V. 12. P. 985-988. See negative double layer capacity in Fig. 3.
Losev A.V., Petrii O.A. Effect of the suspension aggregational stability on the charge transfer rate from the current collector of suspension electrode to the suspension particles // Sov. Electrochem. 1976. V. 12. P. 1588-1590. Russian version: Elektrokhimiya. 1976. V. 12. P. 1749-1752.
Joint photos of Boris Damaskin and Oleg Petrii are numerous, here is a small selection from various periods. Photo in the centrum shows presentation of the “Frumkin portrait by Picasso” (1965). Photos in the lower raw are collected during less formal Department meetings, where they always were singing some joke songs.
