Propylene deep oxidation on the Pt(111) surface: temperature programmed studies over extended coverage ranges

Propylene oxidation was studied on the Pt(111) surface over a wide range of reaction stoichiometries using temperature programmed methods. Reaction of propylene with excess oxygen results in complete oxidation to water and carbon dioxide, with oxydehydrogenation to form water beginning at 290 K. The initiation of skeletal oxidation occurs after water formation begins, except for the highest propylene coverages. A stable dehydrogenated intermediate with a C₃H₅ stoichiometry is formed in the 300 K temperature range during oxidation. Reaction of propylene with substoichiometric amounts of oxygen results in incomplete oxidation with hydrocarbon decomposition dominating after depletion of surface oxygen. Increasing oxygen coverage results in more complete oxidation. Oxidation processes result in water, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide, while decomposition results in hydrogen, propylene, and propane desorption with some surface carbon remaining. Propylene-d₆ and selectively labeled propylene-3,3,3-d₃ (CH₂CHCD₃) experiments indicated initial water formation results from oxydehydrogenation of one of the olefinic hydrogens. At the highest propylene and oxygen coverages studied, we observed small amounts of partial oxidation which indicate that the vinyl hydrogen is removed initially, resulting in the formation of an adsorbed H₂CCCH₃ intermediate. The partial oxidation products observed are acetone desorbing at 200 K and acetic acid at 320 K. Removal of the first skeletal carbon begins at 320 K, except for the highest propylene coverages. Preadsorption of molecular oxygen limits adsorption of propylene and preadsorption of propylene limits molecular oxygen adsorption at 110 K. Similar oxidation mechanisms are observed following initial adsorption of both molecular and atomic oxygen, which is expected since molecular oxygen dissociates and/or desorbs well below oxidation temperatures.     

IR spectroscopy of adsorbed dinitrogen: a sensitive probe of defect sites on Pt(111)

Fourier transform infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (FT-IRAS) has been used to probe the non-dissociative adsorption of N₂ on an atomically clean Pt(111) single crystal. In contradiction to a previous IRAS study of nitrogen adsorption on a Pt(111) foil at 120 K, no nitrogen infrared (IR) band was observed on a fully annealed Pt(111) surface at 90 K. Following Ar⁺ ion bombardment, adsorption of nitrogen at 90 K produces an intense IR band at 2222 cm⁻¹ attributed to the N---N stretching mode of molecular nitrogen adsorbed on defect sites produced by ion bombardment. Annealing the Ar⁺ ion sputtered surface to a temperature above 750 K completely suppresses the adsorption of nitrogen at 90 K. Based on these and other results, we postulate that nitrogen adsorbs at 90 K mainly on monovacancies on platinum. We suggest that this specific adsorption occurs by sigma donation from nitrogen to the base of monovacancy sites which possess a low d-electron density compared to surface Pt atoms.     

Effects of preadsorbed oxygen on the formation and decomposition of NCO on Rh(111) surfaces

The interaction of HNCO with oxygen dosed Rh(111) surface has been investigated by Auger electron, electron energy loss and thermal desorption spectroscopy. The presence of adsorbed oxygen exerted no apparent influence on the weakly adsorbed HNCO (T_p = 130 K). It promoted, however, the dissociative adsorption of HNCO by forming a strong O—H bond which prevented the associative desorption of HNCO. As a result no H₂ and NH₃ formation occurred, in contrast with the clean surface, and the surface concentration of irreversibly bonded NCO was also increased. New products of the surface reaction were H₂O and CO₂, in addition to CO and N₂ observed on a clean surface. From the behavior of the losses characteristic for the adsorbed NCO it appeared that the preadsorbed oxygen exerted a significant stabilizing effect on the NCO bonded to the Rh.     

Cleavage of N-H bonds by active oxygen on Ag(110): I. Ammonia

Ammonia adsorbs without dissociation on clean Ag(110) with a binding energy of 11 kcal/mol. Coadsorption of ammonia and atomic oxygen at 105 K produces adsorbed hydroxyl groups and NH_x species. Coadsorption of ammonia and molecular oxygen leads to the stabilization of molecular oxygen, as is shown by the increase in the desorption peak temperature of dioxygen from 180 to 210 K. The reaction of ammonia with both forms of adsorbed oxygen produces the same products at the same temperatures. Water desorbs in a series of peaks at 310, 340, and 400 K resulting from hydroxyl recombination and hydrogen transfer from NH_x species to adsorbed oxygen atoms. NO and N₂ desorb together at 530 K. Oxygen recombination at 590 K only occurs following small ammonia doses such that excess oxygen persists on the surface. No hydrogen was seen to desorb under any reaction conditions. Vibrational spectroscopy shows that NH groups persist on the surface at temperatures well into the water desorption peak at 310 K and possibly to significantly higher temperatures, indicative of the difficulty of N-H bond cleavage by metallic silver.     

Glycine on Pt(111): a TDS and XPS study

The adsorption and desorption of in situ deposited glycine on Pt(111) were investigated with thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Glycine adsorbs intact on Pt(111) at all coverages at temperatures below 250 K. The collected results suggest that the glycine molecules adsorb predominantly in the zwitterionic state both in the first monolayer and in multilayers. Upon heating, intact molecules start to desorb from multilayers around 325 K. The second (and possibly third) layer(s) are somewhat more strongly bound than the subsequent layers. The multilayer desorption follows zero order kinetics with an activation energy of 0.87 eV molecule⁻¹. From the first saturated monolayer approximately half of the molecules desorbs intact with a desorption peak at 360 K, while the other half dissociates before desorption. Below 0.25 monolayer all molecules dissociate upon heating. The dissociation reactions lead to H₂, CO₂, and H₂O desorption around 375 K and CO desorption around 450 K. This is well below the reported gas phase decomposition temperature of glycine, but well above the thermal desorption temperatures of the individual H₂, CO₂, and H₂O species on Pt(111), i.e. the dissociation is catalyzed by the surface and H₂, CO₂, and H₂O immediately desorb upon dissociation. For temperatures above 500 K the remaining residues of the dissociated molecules undergo a series of reactions leading to desorption of, for example, H₂CN, N₂ and C₂N₂, leaving only carbon left on the surface at 900 K. Comparison with previously reported studies of this system show substantial agreement but also distinct differences.     

Investigation of the role of oxygen in NO reduction by C2H4 on the surface of stepped Pt(3 3 2)

The influence of pre-dosed oxygen on NO–C₂H₄ interactions on the surface of stepped Pt(3 3 2) has been investigated using Fourier transform infrared reflection–absorption spectroscopy (FTIR-RAS) and thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS). The presence of oxygen significantly suppresses the adsorption of NO on the steps of Pt(3 3 2), leading to a very specific adsorption state for NO molecules when oxygen–NO co-adlayers are annealed to 350 K (assigned as atop NO on step edges). An oxygen-exchange reaction also takes place between these two kinds of adsorbed molecules, but there appears to be no other chemical reaction, which can result in the formation of higher-valence NOx.

C₂H₄ molecules which are post-dosed at 250 K to adlayers consisting of ¹⁸O and NO do not have strong interactions with either the NO or the ¹⁸O atoms. In particular, interactions which may result in the formation of new surface species that are intermediates for N₂ production appear to be absent. However, C₂H₄ is oxidized to C¹⁸O₂ by ¹⁸O atoms at higher annealing temperature. This reaction scavenges surface ¹⁸O atoms quickly, and the adsorption of NO molecules on step sites is therefore quickly restored. As a consequence, NO dissociation on steps proceeds very effectively, giving rise to N₂ desorption which closely resembles that following only NO exposure on a clean Pt(3 3 2), both in peak intensity and desorption temperature. It is concluded that the presence of ¹⁸O₂ in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with C₂H₄ on the surface of Pt(3 3 2) does not play a role of activating reactants.     

Molecular and atomic oxygen adsorption on the kinked Pt(321) surface

Oxygen adsorption and desorption were characterized on the kinked Pt(321) surface using high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy, thermal desorption spectroscopy and Auger electron spectroscopy. Some dissociation of molecular oxygen occurs even at 100 K on the (321) surface indicating that the activation barrier for dissociation is smaller on the Pt(321) surface than on the Pt(111) surface. Molecular oxygen can be adsorbed at 100 K but only in the presence of some adsorbed atomic oxygen. The dominance of the v(OO) molecular oxygen stretching mode in the 810 to 880 cm^?1 range indicates that the molecular oxygen adsorbs as a peroxo-like species with the OO axis parallel or nearly parallel to the surface, as observed previously on the Pt(111) surface [Gland et al., Surface Sci. 95 (1980) 587]. The existence of at least two types of peroxo-like molecular oxygen is suggested by both the unusual breadth of the v(OO) stretching mode and breadth of the molecular oxygen desorption peak. Atomic oxygen is adsorbed more strongly on the rough step sites than on the smooth (111) terraces, as indicated by the increased thermal stability of atomic oxygen adsorbed along the rough step sites. The two forms of adsorbed atomic oxygen can be easily distinguished by vibrational spectroscopy since oxygen adsorbed along the rough step sites causes a v(PtO) stretching mode at 560 cm^?1, while the v(PtO) stretching mode for atomic oxygen adsorbed on the (111) terraces appears at 490 cm^?1, a value typical of the (111) surface. Two desorption peaks are observed during atomic oxygen recombination and desorption from the Pt(321) surface. These desorption peaks do not correlate with the presence of the two types of adsorbed atomic oxygen. Rather, the first order low temperature peak is a result of the fact that about three times more atomic oxygen can be adsorbed on the Pt(321) surface than on the Pt(111) surface (where only a second order peak is observed). The heat of desorption for atomic oxygen decreases from about 290kJ/mol (70 kcal/mol) to about 196 kJ/mol (47 kcal/mol) with increasing coverage. Preliminary results concerning adsorption of molecular oxygen from the gas phase in an excited state are also briefly discussed.     

Reaction kinetics of the Pt, O2(g)|c-ZrO2 system: precursor-mediated adsorption

A micro kinetic model of the Pt, O₂(g)|c-zirconia electrode/electrolyte system was developed in state space form (model M3). The oxygen adsorption/desorption process was modeled as a precursor-mediated surface reaction. The surface diffusion of atomic oxygen and the electrochemical reduction of atomic oxygen near the three-phase boundary (tpb) were considered. It was shown that the simulated charge-transfer behavior of M3 is significantly different from models with ordinary Langmuir kinetics (model M2). The electrochemical rate constant was estimated from selected experimental data as k₁₀=(6.05±0.25)·10⁶ m³/(mol·s). From experimental results it was concluded that only one adsorbed oxygen species is relevant for the dynamic behavior. In porous Pt electrodes binary gas phase diffusion of oxygen in O₂/N₂ gas mixtures becomes relevant at oxygen partial pressures below 10⁻³ atm. The general procedure for state and parameter estimation can be well adopted for the investigation of further reaction mechanisms.     

Adsorption of oxygen on Au(111) by exposure to ozone

Atomic oxygen coverages of up to 1.2 ML may be cleanly adsorbed on the Au(111) surface by exposure to O₃ at 300 K. We have studied the adsorbed oxygen layer by AES, XPS, HREELS, LEED, work function measurements and TPD. A plot of the O(519 eV)/Au(239 eV) AES ratio versus coverage is nearly linear, but a small change in slope occurs at Θ_O=0.9 ML. LEED observations show no ordered superlattice for the oxygen overlayer for any coverage studied. One-dimensional ordering of the adlayer occurs at low coverages, and disordering of the substrate occurs at higher coverages. Adsorption of 1.0 ML of oxygen on Au(111) increases the work function by +0.80 eV, indicating electron transfer from the Au substrate into an oxygen adlayer. The O(1s) peak in XPS has a binding energy of 530.1 eV, showing only a small (0.3 eV) shift to a higher binding energy with increasing oxygen coverage. No shift was detected for the Au 4f_7/2 peak due to adsorption. All oxygen is removed by thermal desorption of O₂ to leave a clean Au(111) surface after heating to 600 K. TPD spectra initially show an O₂ desorption peak at 520 K at low Θ_O, and the peak shifts to higher temperatures for increasing oxygen coverages up to Θ_O=0.22 ML. Above this coverage, the peak shifts very slightly to higher temperatures, resulting in a peak at 550 K at Θ_O=1.2 ML. Analysis of the TPD data indicates that the desorption of O₂ from Au(111) can be described by first-order kinetics with an activation energy for O₂ desorption of 30 kcal mol⁻¹ near saturation coverage. We estimate a value for the Au–O bond dissociation energy D(Au–O) to be 56 kcal mol⁻¹.     

Characterization and chemical behavior of submonolayer coverages of titania on a Pt foil

The interaction between submonolayer titania coverages and Pt foil has been studied by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature programmed desorption (TPD) and high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS). The submonolayer titania can be fully oxidized to TiO₂ at 923 K under 10⁻⁸ Torr O₂, and partially oxidized to TiO_x at lower oxidation temperatures. The oxidized surface can be reduced by annealing to 1000 K or higher, or by heating in H₂ at 823 K, or by interacting with surface carbon formed from acetone decomposition. Under certain conditions (e.g., hydrogen reduction at 923 K), the surface titania can be fully reduced to metallic Ti which diffuses into bulk Pt readily. The reduced metallic Ti can resurface when the surface is oxidized at 923 K. Both XPS and HREELS data indicate the existence of subsurface oxygen, which plays an important role for the diffusion of Ti into and out of the Pt foil. Although no special interfacial active sites were revealed by HREELS studies of adsorbed acetone and CO, some TPD and XPS data suggest the presence of sites active for acetone decomposition.     

Adsorption and decomposition of HNCO on Cu(111) surface studied by auger electron,electron energy loss and thermal desorption spectroscopy

No detectable adsorbed species were observed after exposure of HNCO to a clean Cu(111) surface at 300 K. The presence of adsorbed oxygen, however, exerted a dramatic influence on the adsorptive properties of this surface and caused the dissociative adsorption of HNCO with concomitant release of water. The adsorption of HNCO at 300 K produced two new strong losses at 10.4 and 13.5 eV in electron energy loss spectra, which were not observed during the adsorption of either CO or atomic N. These loses can be attributed to surface NCO on Cu(111). The surface isocyanate was stable up to 400 K. The decomposition in the adsorbed phase began with the evolution of CO₂. The desorption of nitrogen started at 700 K. Above 800 K, the formation of C₂N₂ was observed. The characteristics of the CO₂ formation and the ratios of the products sensitively depended on the amount of preadsorbed oxygen. No HNCO was desorbed as such, and neither NCO nor (NCO)₂ were detected during the desorption. From the comparison of adsorption and desorption behaviours of HNCO, N, CO and CO₂ on copper surfaces it was concluded that NCO exists as such on a Cu(111) surface at 300 K. The interaction of HNCO with oxygen covered Cu(111) surface and the reactions of surface NCO with adsorbed oxygen are discussed in detail.     

Hot oxygen atom ballistics on Pt(111): collisional desorption of noble gases

Hot oxygen atoms formed by ultraviolet photofragmentation of chemisorbed O₂ on Pt(111) at T_s=20 K induced collisional desorption of coadsorbed noble gases. Angular distributions of desorbing Ar, Kr, and Xe were sharply peaked at 35° from the surface normal. Mean translational energies of the noble gases were in the 0.12 eV (1400 K) range. The O atom photofragments were found to chatter between the surface and the noble gases during the desorption process. The fastest O atom photofragments produced at 250 nm had an energy of at least 0.73 eV.     

Formaldehyde decomposition and oxidation on Pt(110)

The decomposition reactions of formaldehyde on clean and oxygen dosed Pt(110) have been studied by LEED, XPS and TPRS. Formaldehyde is adsorbed in two states, a monolayer phase and a multilayer phase which were distinguishable by both TPRS and XPS. The saturated monolayer (corresponding to 8.06 × 10¹⁴ molecules cm⁻²) desorbed at 134 K and the multilayer phase (which could not be saturated) desorbed at 112 K. The only other reaction products observed at higher temperatures were CO and H₂ produced in desorption limited processes and these reached a maximum upon saturation of the formaldehyde monolayer. The desorption spectrum of hydrogen was found to be perturbed by the presence of CO as reported by Weinberg and coworkers. It is proposed that local lifting of the clean surface (1 × 2) reconstruction is responsible for this behaviour. Analysis of the TPRS and XPS peak areas demonstrated that on the clean surface approximately 50% of the adsorbed monolayer dissociated with the remainder desorbing intact. Reaction of formaldehyde with preadsorbed oxygen resulted in the formation of H₂O (hydroxyl recombination) and CO₂ (decomposition of formate) desorbing at 200 and 262 K, respectively. The CO and H₂ desorption peaks were both smaller relative to formaldehyde decomposition on the clean surface and in particular, H₂ desorbed in a reaction limited process associated with decomposition of the formate species. No evidence was found for methane or hydrocarbon evolution in the present study under any circumstances. The results of this investigation are discussed in the light of our earlier work on the decomposition of methanol on the same platinum surface.     

Angular distribution of the desorption of CO2 produced on Pt(111) surface at low temperatures

A new CO₂ formation process was observed in the CO oxidation over Pt(111) surface below 200 K. The desorption flux of the product CO₂, which is formed from the interaction between chemisorbed CO and adsorbed oxygen molecules O₂^2? (a), showed a very sharp angular distribution along the surface normal.     

Potassium and potassium oxide monolayers on the platinum (111) and stepped (755) crystal surfaces: A LEED,AES, and TDS study

The adsorption of potassium and the coadsorption of potassium and oxygen on the Pt(111) and stepped Pt(755) crystal surfaces were studied by AES, LEED, and TDS. Pure potassium adlayers were found by LEED to be hexagonally ordered on Pt(111) at coverages of θ = _K0.9–;1. The monolayer coverage was 5.4 × 10¹⁴K atoms/cm² (0.36 times the atomic density of the Pt(111) surface). Orientational reordering of the adlayers, similar to the behavior of noble gas phase transitions on metals, was observed. The heat of desorption of K decreased, due to depolarization effects, from 60 kcal/mole at θ_K <0.1, to 25 kcal/mole at θ_K = 1 on both Pt(111) and Pt(755). Exposure to oxygen thermally stabilizes a potassium monolayer, increasing the heat of desorption from 25 to 50 kcal/mole. Both potassium and oxygen were found to desorb simultaneously indicating strong interactions in the adsorbed overlayer. LEED results on Pt(111) further indicate that a planar K₂O layer may be formed by annealing coadsorbed potassium and oxygen to 750 K.     

Reactions of π-allyl with atomic oxygen and hydroxyl on Ag(110)

The oxidation of the adsorbed π-allyl (η³-C₃H₅), prepared on atomic oxygen- and hydroxyl-covered Ag(110) by dissociation of allyl chloride (C₃H₅Cl), is investigated with temperature-programmed desorption and high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy. Allyl chloride adsorbs molecularly on oxygen-covered Ag(110) at 110 K. Upon heating to 180 K, some allyl chloride dissociates to form π-allyl and atomic chlorine, and the remainder desorbs molecularly. The π-allyl undergoes combustion to form hydroxyl or carbonate until all of the free oxygen is consumed by 200 K. Migratory insertion of hydroxyl into excess π-allyl commences near 220 and finishes by 250 K, forming adsorbed allyl alcohol (C₃H₅OH), which reacts either with excess hydroxyl near 240 K to form allyl alkoxy (η¹(O)-C₃H₅O) and water, or with π-allyl at 250 K to form allyl alkoxy and propylene (C₃H₆). Th allyl alkoxy evolves acrolein (C₃H₄O) by β-hydrogen elimination near 285 K, and propylene is evolved concurrently as the hydrogen released by this reaction rapidly scavenges π-allyl. Finally, the remaining π-allyl dimerizes to form 1,5-hexadiene (C₆H₁₀), which desorbs at 315 K. The gross observations of reaction pathways and temperatures are used to evaluate important aspects of the thermochemistry of these reactions.     

N2H4在NiFe(111)合金表面吸附稳定性和电子结构的第一性原理研究

采用基于色散校正的密度泛函理论进行了第一性原理研究, 详细分析了肼(N₂H₄)在Ni₈Fe₈/Ni(111)合金表面稳定吸附构型的吸附稳定性和电子结构及成键性质. 通过比较发现, 肼分子以桥接方式吸附在表面的两个Fe原子上是最稳定的吸附构型, 其吸附能为-1.578 eV/N₂H₄. 同时发现, 肼分子在这一表面上吸附稳定性的趋势为: 桥位比顶位吸附更有利, 且在Fe原子上比在Ni原子上的吸附作用更强. 进一步分析了不同吸附位点上稳定吸附构型的电子结构、电荷密度转移以及电子局域化情况. 结果发现: 相同吸附位点的电子态密度图基本一致, 并且N原子的p轨道和与之相互作用的表面原子的d轨道之间存在态密度上的重叠; 吸附后电荷密度则主要从肼分子转移到表面原子之上; 在电子局域化函数切面图中也发现吸附后电子被局域到肼分子的N原子和相邻的表面原子之间. 这些电子结构的表征都充分说明肼分子与表面原子之间通过电荷转移形成了强烈的配位共价作用.     

An infrared study of the chemistry of methyl species on Pt(111) formed by the decomposition of dimethylmercury

The chemistry of dimethyl mercury on a Pt(111) single crystal surface has been investigated by reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS). Dimethyl mercury appears to be highly reactive on Pt(111) and readily decomposes on the surface at temperatures of 100 K and above. Adsorption at 100 K initially occurs in a dissociative manner to produce CH₃ and CH₃Hg species on the surface, both of which are identified as having C_3v local symmetry. At higher exposures, molecular adsorption dominates with the Hg---C---Hg axis initially oriented parallel to the surface. This preferred orientation, however, does not persist into the multilayer. Thermal treatment of the surface layer results in multilayer desorption between 130 and 135 K, and no parent molecular species are observed beyond 160 K. Adsorption at 200 and 300 K produces an overlayer consisting primarily of CH₃Hg species, which are thermally stable to about 350 K. Subsequent heating to 400 K results in the formation of ethylidyne species which are characterised by RAIRS. Adsorption at 400 K results in the direct formation of an ethylidyne layer estimated to be about 85% of saturated coverage.     

Chemisorption and reactivity of furan on Pd{111}

XPS, HREELS, ARUPS and Δø data show that furan chemisorbs non-dissociatively on Pd{111} at 175 K, the molecular plane being significantly tilted with respect to the surface normal. Bonding involves both the oxygen lone pair and significant π interaction with the substrate. The degree of decomposition that accompanies molecular desorption is a strong function of coverage: 40% of the adsorbate desorbs molecularly from the saturated monolayer. Decomposition occurs via decarbonylation to yield CO_a and H_a followed by desorption rate limited loss of H₂ and CO. It seems probable that an adsorbed C₃H₃ species formed during this process undergoes subsequent stepwise dehydrogenation ultimately yielding H₂ and C_a.     

CO2 adsorption and reaction on Fe(111): An angle resolved photoemission (ARUPS) study

Molecular CO₂ adsorption is observed on an Fe(111) surface at 85 K. For the main fraction of molecules the relative binding energies of the valence ion states as determined by ARUPS are consistent with those in the gas as well as in the condensed phase, and indicate that the electronic structure of that fraction of adsorbed molecules is only slightly distorted upon adsorption. There is a fraction of adsorbed molecules at 85 K that can be identified as bent, anionic CO₂⁻ species. While the weakly adsorbed, linear CO₂ molecules desorb at low temperature, the CO₂⁻ species is stable up to 160–180 K. The latter is proposed to be a precursor to dissociation. Above this temperature adsorbed carbon monoxide and oxygen are observed on the surface, and at room temperature the CO₂⁻ signals have disappeared. Heating above room temperature dissociates the CO molecules into carbon and oxygen.