Short‐Range Interactions in Na Coadsorption with CO and O on Ni(111) |
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Authors: | Antonio Politano Dr. Raffaele G. Agostino Prof. Vincenzo Formoso Dr. Gennaro Chiarello Prof. |
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Affiliation: | Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi della Calabria via ponte Bucci, 87036 Rende, Italy, Fax: (+39)?984‐494401 |
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Abstract: | The coadsorption of Na with CO and O on Ni(111) is studied by high‐resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy. Experimental evidence for a very short‐range interaction between Na and coadsorbates is reported, in contrast with recent theoretical predictions overestimating nonlocal alkali‐induced effects. Loss spectra show distinct features, as a consequence of different local [CO]:[Na] and [O]:[Na] stoichiometries. |
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Keywords: | chemisorption oxygen sodium surface analysis vibrational spectroscopy |
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