Chemistry of Alanine on Pd(1 1 1): Temperature-programmed desorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study |
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Authors: | Feng Gao |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Laboratory for Surface Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI 53211, USA |
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Abstract: | The adsorption of alanine is studied on a Pd(1 1 1) surface using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). It is found that alanine adsorbs into the second and subsequent layers prior to completion of the first monolayer for adsorption at ∼250 K, while at ∼300 K, alanine adsorbs almost exclusively into the first monolayer with almost no second-layer adsorption. Alanine adsorbs onto the Pd(1 1 1) surface in its zwitterionic form, while the multilayer contains about 30-35% neutral alanine, depending on coverage. Alanine is thermally stable on the Pd(1 1 1) surface to slightly above room temperature, and decomposes almost exclusively by scission of the CCOO bond to desorb CO2 and CO from the COO moiety, and the remaining fragment yields ethylamine and HCN. |
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Keywords: | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Temperature-programmed desorption Chemisorption Pd(1 1 1) Alanine |
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