Adsorption of oxygen on W(100): Adsorption kinetics and structure

The adsorption of oxygen on W(100) single crystal surfaces is studied by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), flash desorption, low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and retarding field work function measurements with the aim of obtaining a better understanding of the adsorption kinetics and of the structures of the adsorbed layer. The AES results reveal step-wise changes of the sticking coefficients in the coverage range 0 to 1, and activated adsorption at higher coverages. Upon room temperature adsorption a series of complex LEED patterns is observed. In layers adsorbed at 1050 K and cooled to room temperature, the well-known p(2 × 1) structure is the first ordered structure observed. This structure shows a reversible order-disorder transition between 700 K and 1000 K and is characterized by a work function which is lower than that of the clean surface. Heating room temperature adsorbates changes their structure irreversibly. At temperatures below 750 K some new structures are observed. Combining the results obtained in this study with other published work leads to a considerable revision of the previously accepted model of the adsorption of oxygen on W(100).     

Adsorption and dissociation of water on LaB6(100) investigated by surface vibrational spectroscopy

The chemisorption of water (H₂O and D₂O) on a LaB₆(100) surface was studied with reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) and high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS). The clean surface was exposed to H₂O and D₂O at temperatures from 90 K to room temperature, and spectra were acquired after heating to temperatures as high as 1200 K. It was found that water molecularly adsorbs on the surface at 90 K as a monomer at low coverages and as amorphous solid water at higher coverages. Water adsorbs dissociatively at room temperature to produce surface hydroxyl species as indicated by OH/OD stretch peaks at 3676/2701 cm^?1. Room temperature adsorption also reveals low frequency loss features in HREEL spectra near 300 cm^?1 that are quite similar to results obtained following the dissociative adsorption of O₂. In the latter case, the loss features were attributed to the LaO stretch of O atoms bridge-bonded between two La atoms. In the case of dissociative adsorption of H₂O, the low frequency loss features could be due to either the LaO vibrations of adsorbed O or of adsorbed OH.     

Adsorption of NO on SNi(100)

Nitric oxide has been studied on sulfur-covered Ni(100) using thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), ultraviolet (UPS) and X-ray (XPS) photoelectron spectroscopy, and work function change (Δφ) measurements. Low sulfur coverages reduce the saturation amount of adsorbed NO; each sulfur blocks ≈ 2 NO. The initial sticking coefficient is altered according to S₀ = (1−2θ_s). Adsorbed sulfur also inhibits the dissociation of NO but does not change the desorption energetics of N₂. Above θ_s ≈ 0.38, NO does not dissociate. Changes in the O(1s) binding energy and in Δφ indicate sulfur-induced changes in NiNO bonding consistent with decreased interaction between NO and the metal in the presence of adsorbed sulfur.     

Co dissociation and recombination reactions on Ni(100)

The kinetics of atomic carbon and oxygen buildup on a Ni(100) surface exposed to carbon monoxide at high temperatures have been investigated by Auger electron spectroscopy. The experimental data, taken at different sample temperatures (453 , T 573 K) and at different CO partial pressures (3 ×10⁻⁷ , P_co , 3 ×10⁻¹ mbar) allowed the identification of the CO dissociation mechanism. By fitting the experimental data with a set of rate equations describing CO dissociation, CO reduction of surface oxygen, and C and O recombination, we have been able to determine the pre-exponential factors and the activation energies of these processes.     

Adsorption studies of trichloroethylene (TCE) on MgO(100)/Mo(100)

Employing ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS, He I), the more surface sensitive metastable impact electron spectroscopy (MIES) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD) measurements of the adsorption properties of the pollutant trichloroethylene (TCE) on thin MgO(100) films, grown on a Mo(100) single crystal, have been investigated. From TPD spectra of different coverages it is concluded that TCE interacts only weakly with MgO, which is attributed to physisorption. For increasing coverages a change from one peak to two peaks in the TPD spectra, one at higher, the second at lower temperatures with respect to the single peak is detected. Additionally, the observation of a local minimum for the work function (WF) for both MIES and UPS spectra is presented. Such a local minimum has been reported previously for the adsorption of metals with outer s valence electrons on transition metal substrates and adsorption of metals with outer s valence electrons on metal oxide films. Herein, we present the first WF minimum observed for a system of organic molecules adsorbed on an insulating surface. Two different models are discussed in order to understand the presented results.     

The kinetics of CO dissociation on Mo(001)

The thermal dissociation of molecular CO adsorbed on the Mo(001) surface has been studied using ultraviolet photoemission methods. Results derived from isothermal measurements indicate that the conversion to atomic β-CO does not obey simple first order kinetics. The observed rate behavior can be explained, however, by an activation energy which increases with adsorbate coverage from a value of 0.60 eV near half coverage. Adsorbate-induced rearrangement of Mo atoms may be responsible for the coverage-dependent changes in the reaction rate.     

Adsorption kinetics of alkanes on TiO2 nanotubesarray - structure-activity relationship

Presented are thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) measurements of iso-/n-butane adsorption on a variety of TiO₂ nanotubes (TiNTs) samples which are characterized by different crystal structures. The results are compared with a prior study on anatase(0 0 1) thin films grown on SrTiO₃(0 0 1). A distinct kinetic structure-activity relationship was present, i.e., the binding energies of the alkanes depend on the polymorph (anatase vs. mixed anatase/rutile) of TiO₂. A direct-fitting procedure of the TDS data has been applied to extract the kinetics parameters. The binding energies in the limit of zero coverage decrease as anatase thin film > amorphous-TiNTs ∼ polycrystalline anatase TiNTs > polycrystalline mixed anatase/rutile TiNTs.     

Adsorption of Fe on GaAs(100) Surface

The adsorption of one monolayer Fe atoms on an ideal GaAs (100) surface is studied by using the self-consistent tight-binding linear muffin-tin orbital method. The Fe adatom chemisorption on Ga- and As-terminatedsurface are considered separately. A monolayer of S atoms is used to saturate the dangling bonds on one of the supercellsurfaces. Energies of adsorption systems of an Fe atom on different sites are calculated, and the charge transfers areinvestigated. It is found that Fe-As interaction is stronger than Fe-Ga interaction and Fe atoms prefer to be adsorbed onthe As-terminated surface. It is possible for the adsorbed Fe atoms to sit below the As-terminated surface resulting inan Fe-Ga-As mixed layer. The layer projected density states are calculated and compared with that of the clean surface.     

The chemisorption of mercury on tungsten (100): Adsorption and desorption kinetics,equilibrium properties and surface structure

The adsorption of mercury on W(100) has been studied by Auger spectroscopy, LEED and by work function and thermal desorption measurements. Mercury adsorbs at room temperature to form a (1 × 1) monolayer, with a sticking probability of unity and a heat of adsorption of 208 ± 12kJ mol^?1. The coverage dependence of the work function change is interpreted according to an island growth mechanism which is shown to be consistent with the LEED observations. At higher temperatures, the equilibrium isotherms show evidence for attractive adsorbate-adsorbate lateral interactions. The isotherms were simulated using a localised adlayer model within the quasi-chemical approximation. This gave a nearest-neighbour pairwise interaction energy of 5.85 kJ mol^?1. The attractive interactions are shown to be consistent with the mechanism invoked to explain the desorption kinetics, which are zero order.     

Adsorption of ethylene on stoichiometric and reduced NiO(100)

The adsorption of ethylene has been studied on stoichiometric NiO(100) and on surfaces reduced to 40% of the stoichiometric oxygen content. The adsorption process was followed with XPS, Auger spectroscopy and LEED at substrate temperatures of 200 to 500 K and at ethylene pressure of 5 × 10^?7 Torr. At 200 K, two distinct ethylene species are observed on stoichiometric NiO(100). The first species saturates at 0.02 ML after 200 L and is adsorbed molecularly, interacting with both nickel and oxygen sites. A condensed species then forms which does not saturate for exposures up to 2100 L. Both adsorb reversibly with all traces of carbon absent by 270 K. At 200–300 K, reduced NiO(100) also adsorbs two molecular ethylene species, although with a preference for nickel sites. However, the uptake of ethylene increases only slightly with surface reduction. Adsorption is no longer reversible for the reduced surface and increasing the substrate temperature causes fragmentation of the adsorbed ethylene with a concomitant reduction in lattice oxygen content.     

Carbon monoxide adsorption kinetics on molybdenum (100)

In an ultrahigh vacuum system (10^?10 torr) LEED, Auger spectroscopy, flash desorption and work-function measurements have been used to follow the kinetics of adsorption of carbon monoxide on the (100) face of a molybdenum single crystal. At room tempeiature CO adsorbs into three β states β₁, β₂, β₃, which are associated with different work-function changes: the phase β₃ is found to correspond to a decrease of work-function whereas the phases β₁ and β₂ correspond to an increase. The total change of surface potential is about 0.50 eV at saturation. An ordered C (2×2) structure is found for the β₂ + β₃ phases, and is associated at their maximum coverage (about half a monolayer) with a work-function change of + 0.070 eV with respect to the clean surface. At completion of the monolayer a P (1×1) structure is observed.     

Adsorption of ethylene on the Pt(100) surface

Clean Pt(100) surfaces with bulk-like 1×1 structure, or the stable, reconstructed 5×20 structure and held at 200 or 330 K were exposed to ethylene. Ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy identified the nature of the adsorbed species which depends on the structure and temperature of the clean surface and the amount adsorbed. It is ethylene on the 5 × 20 structure at 200 K, a vinyl radical on the same surface at 300 K up to half a monolayer, the remainder being added as acetylene; it is acetylene on the 1 × 1 surface at 330 K and a mixture of acetylene, vinyl and ethylene on the 1 × 1 surface at 200 K. Whatever the nature of the adsorbate, the surface coverage θ increased with exposure ? as $\text{(1 ? θ = C?}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?</mtext><mtext>1</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{)}$. By contrast, on a surface covered with any C₂ hydrocarbon acetylene adsorbs with Langmuir kinetics. The kinetics are explained in terms of the relationship between the attraction an approaching molecule experiences from the bare surface and its Van der Waals repulsion from preadsorbed molecules.     

第一性原理分析二氧化碳在CaO(100)表面的吸附性能

运用广义梯度密度泛函理论（GGA-PW91）结合周期平板模型方法,研究了CO2分子分别在1×1×1和2×2×1CaO(100)超晶胞面最稳定位的吸附行为。结果表明：CaO(100)表面的Osurf原子为CO2分子的有效吸附位,能够和CO2分子形成稳定吸附键C-Osurf, 其吸附能为0.858 eV。在吸附前后C和Osurf原子的价电子组态分别由2s0.892p2.47和2s1.842p4.99变化为2s0.682p2.33和2s1.902p5.17,而且在CO2分子中的O2s原子与Surface层的Casub4s原子间存在相互作用。考察了多个CO2分子在2×2×1 CaO(100)表面吸附时存在分子间相互排斥作用,发现当四个CO2分子吸附到2×2×1CaO(100)超晶胞面时,排斥能为1.76 eV,不利于CO2分子的吸附。     

第一性原理分析二氧化碳在CaO(100)表面的吸附性能

运用广义梯度密度泛函理论（GGA-PW91）结合周期平板模型方法,研究了CO2分子分别在1×1×1和2×2×1CaO(100)超晶胞面最稳定位的吸附行为。结果表明：CaO(100)表面的Osurf原子为CO2分子的有效吸附位,能够和CO2分子形成稳定吸附键C-Osurf, 其吸附能为0.858 eV。在吸附前后C和Osurf原子的价电子组态分别由2s0.892p2.47和2s1.842p4.99变化为2s0.682p2.33和2s1.902p5.17,而且在CO2分子中的O2s原子与Surface层的Casub4s原子间存在相互作用。考察了多个CO2分子在2×2×1 CaO(100)表面吸附时存在分子间相互排斥作用,发现当四个CO2分子吸附到2×2×1CaO(100)超晶胞面时,排斥能为1.76 eV,不利于CO2分子的吸附。     

Abstraction of preadsorbed oxygen from CaO(100) by carbon monoxide

The mechanism for abstraction of preadsorbed oxygen from CaO(100) by CO(g) to form CO₂(g) is investigated by electronic structure calculations. The reaction mechanism is assumed to be the reverse of the one obtained for the decomposition of N₂O(g) at CaO(100) [Surf. Sci 292 (1993) 317]. A 32 kcal/mol barrier for reaction is calculated. Adsorbed oxygen, O_ads, to surface vibration frequencies in the range 840–930 cm⁻¹ are calculated. These values are in qualitative agreement with experiment.