Leed and thermal desorption studies of small molecules (H2, O2, CO,CO2, NO,C2H4, C2H2 AND C) chemisorbed on the rhodium (111) and (100) surfaces

The chemisorption of H₂, O₂, CO, CO₂, NO, C₂H₄, C₂H₂ and C has been studied on the clean Rh(111) and (100) surfaces. LEED, AES and thermal desorption were used to determine the surface structures, disordering and desorption temperatures, displacement and decomposition characteristics for each species. All of the molecules studied readily chemisorbed on both surfaces. A large variety of ordered structures was observed, especially on the (111) surface. The disordering temperatures of most ordered surface structures on the (111) surface were below 100°C. It was necessary to adsorb the gases at 25° C or below in order to obtain well-ordered surface structures. Chemisorbed oxygen was readily removed from the surface by H₂ or CO gas at crystal temperatures above 50°C. CO₂ appears to dissociate to CO upon adsorption on both rhodium surfaces as indicated by the identical ordering and desorption characteristics of these two molecules. C₂H₄ and C₂H₂ also had very similar ordering and desorption characteristics and it is likely that the adsorbed species formed by both molecules is the same. Decomposition of ethylene produced a sequence of ordered carbon surface structures on the (111) face as a result of a bulk-surface carbon equilibrium. The chemisorption properties of rhodium appear to be generally similar to those of iridium, nickel and palladium.     

LEED,AES and thermal desorption studies of chemisorbed Hydrogen and hydrocarbons (C2H2, C2H4, C6H6, C6H12) on the (111) and stepped [6(111) × (100)] iridium crystal surfaces; comparison with platinum

The adsorption of hydrogen, ethylene, acetylene, cyclohexane and benzene was studied on both the (111) and stepped [6(111) × (100)] crystal surfaces of iridium. The techniques used were low energy electron diffraction, Auger electron spectroscopy, and thermal desorption mass spectrometry. At 30°C, acetylene, ethylene and benzene are adsorbed with a sticking probability near unity. The sticking probability of cyclohexane is less than 0.1 on both surfaces. Heating the (111) surface above 800°C, in the presence of the hydrocarbons, results in the formation of an ordered carbonaceous overlayer with a diffraction pattern corresponding to a (9 × 9) surface structure. No indication for ordering of the carbonaceous residue was found on the stepped iridium surface in these experimental conditions. The hydrocarbon molecules form only poorly ordered surface structures on both iridium surfaces when the adsorption is carried out at 30°C. Benzene is the only gas that can be desorbed from the surfaces in large amounts by heating. Ethylene remains largely on the surface, only a few percent is removed by heating while acetylene and cyclohexane cannot be desorbed at all. When adsorption is carried out at 30°C and the crystal is subsequently flashed to high temperature, hydrogen is liberated from the surface. The hydrogen desorption spectra from the iridium surfaces exposed to C₂H₄, C₂H₂, or C₆H₆ exhibit two hydrogen desorption peaks, one around 200°C and the second around 350°C. The temperatures where these peaks appear vary slightly with the type of hydrocarbon. The relative intensities of these two peaks depend strongly on the surface used. Arguments are presented that decomposition of the hydrocarbon molecules (C-H bond breaking nd possibly also C-C bond breaking) occurs easier on the stepped iridium surface than on the (111) surface. Hydrogen is desorbed at a higher temperature from an iridium surface possessing a high density of surface imperfections than from a perfect iridium (111) surface. The results are compared with those obtained previously on similar crystal surfaces of platinum. It appears that C-H bond breaking occurs more easily on iridium than on platinum.     

Auger spectra of CO,C2H4, C2N2 and C6H6 adsorbed on Pt(111)

Electron excited carbon KVV Auger spectra of CO, C₂H₄, C₂N₂ and C₆H₆ adsorbed on Pt(111) are compared. By estimating the effective Coulomb interaction between the final-state holes it is possible to associate some features with transitions observed in free molecule spectra, but others must involve at least one electron with energy within the conduction band of the metal. Such “cross-transitions” are associated with strong 2π* character of filled states in the presence of a core hole in molecules such as CO.     

Interaction of O2, CO2, CO,C2H4 and C2H4O with Ag(110)

The interaction of O₂, CO₂, CO, C₂H₄ AND C₂H₄O with Ag(110) has been studied by low energy electron diffraction (LEED), temperature programmed desorption (TPD) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). For adsorbed oxygen the EELS and TPD signals are measured as a function of coverage (θ). Up to θ = 0.25 the EELS signal is proportional to coverage; above 0.25 evidence is found for dipole-dipole interaction as the EELS signal is no longer proportional to coverage. The TPD signal is not directly proportional to the oxygen coverage, which is explained by diffusion of part of the adsorbed oxygen into the bulk. Oxygen has been adsorbed both at pressures of less than 10^-4 Pa in an ultrahigh vacuum chamber and at pressures up to 10³ Pa in a preparation chamber. After desorption at 10³ Pa a new type of weakly bound subsurface oxygen is identified, which can be transferred to the surface by heating the crystal to 470 K. CO₂ is not adsorbed as such on clean silver at 300 K. However, it is adsorbed in the form of a carbonate ion if the surface is first exposed to oxygen. If the crystal is heated this complex decomposes into O_ad and CO₂ with an activation energy of 27 kcal/mol(1 kcal = 4.187 kJ). Up to an oxygen coverage of 0.25 one CO₂ molecule is adsorbed per two oxygen atoms on the surface. At higher oxygen coverages the amount of CO₂ adsorbed becomes smaller. CO readily reacts with O_ad at room temperature to form CO₂. This reaction has been used to measure the number of O atoms present on the surface at 300 K relative to the amount of CO₂ that is adsorbed at 300 K by the formation of a carbonate ion. Weakly bound subsurface oxygen does not react with CO at 300 K. Adsorption of C₂H₄O at 110 K is promoted by the presence of atomic oxygen. The activation energy for desorption of C₂H₄O from clean silver is ～ 9 kcal/mol, whereas on the oxygen-precovered surface two states are found with activation energies of 8.5 and 12.5 kcal/mol. The results are discussed in terms of the mechanism of ethylene epoxidation over unpromoted and unmoderated silver.     

Absolute coverage of C2H2 and C2H4 on Pt(111)

Quantitative XPS measurements have been performed in order to determine the absolute coverage of acetylene and ethylene adsorbed on Pt(111) showing a 2 × 2 LEED pattern. This LEED pattern has so far been attributed to a 2 × 2 superstructure with a coverage of 0.25. A quantitative evaluation of the C(1s) peak intensities for these adsorbed layers in comparison with adsorbed CO shows that the coverage is 0.5 instead of 0.25. Therefore the 2 × 2 LEED pattern should be assigned to a 2 × 1 superstructure in three domains rather than a 2 × 2 superstructure.     

LEED and thermal desorption studies of small molecules (H2, O2, CO,CO2, NO,C2H4, C2H2 and C) chemisorbed on the stepped rhodium (755) and (331) surfaces

The chemisorption of H₂, O₂, CO, CO₂, NO, C₂H₂, C₂H₄ and C has been studied on the clean stepped Rh(755) and (331) surfaces. Low energy electron diffraction (LEED), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) were used to determine the size and orientation of the unit cells, desorption temperatures and decomposition characteristics for each adsorbate. All of the molecules studied readily chemisorbed on both stepped surfaces and several ordered surface structures were observed. The LEED patterns seen on the (755) surface were due to the formation of surface structures on the (111) terraces, while on the (331) surface the step periodicity played an important role in the determination of the unit cells of the observed structures. When heated in O₂ or C₂H₄ the (331) surface was more stable than the (755) surface which readily formed (111) and (100) facets. In the CO and CO₂ TDS spectra a peak due to dissociated CO was observed on both surfaces. NO adsorption was dissociative at low exposures and associative at high exposures. C₂H₄ and C₂H₂ had similar adsorption and desorption properties and it is likely that the same adsorbed species was formed by both molecules.     

The influence of structural defects on the adsorption of simple molecules (H2, C2H2, C2H4, C2H6, CO,NO) on rhenium single crystals

Using Thermal Programmed Desorption (TPD), Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) we have studied the adsorption of hydrogen-containing molecules (H₂, C₂H₂, C₂H₄, C₂H₆) and oxygen-containing molecules (CO and NO) on two vicinal planes of the Re(0001) surface. The two surfaces are designated thus: ReS ¦14(0001)(101̄1)¦, ReS |6(0001)(167̄1) | . The structural defects have little effect on the adsorption of hydrogen and the hydrocarbons. They are more influential in the case of the oxygen-containing molecules. This is particularly true for CO; on the kink sites the CO molecules can completely dissociate whereas only a partial dissociation is possible on the steps. These results should be viewed in relation to the strong bond energy between carbon and oxygen in a CO molecule of 256 kcal/mole and the great affinity of oxygen for rhenium; E_Re?O = 127 kcal/mole.     

Adsorption studies on a stepped Pt(111) surface: O2, CO,C2H4, C2N2

A comparative study of the adsorption of several gases on a Pt(S)-[9(111) × (111)] surface was performed using LEED, Auger spectroscopy, flash desorption mass spectrometry and work function changes as surface sensitive techniques. Adsorption was found to be generally less ordered on the stepped surface than on the corresponding flat surface with the exception of the oxygen, where r well ordered overlayer in registry over many terraces was found. Absolute coverages were determined from flash desorption experiments for O₂, CO and C₂N₂. Similar values were obtained as on flat Pt surfaces. Two different surface species seem to be formed upon adsorption of C₂H₄ depending on the adsorption temperature. Contrary to reports from Pt(111) surfaces conversion between the two surface species is heavily restricted on the stepped surface. Work function changes revealed nonlinear adsorbate effects where the adsorbate is electronegative with respect to the substrate. Various adsorption models are discussed in the light of complementary experimental evidence. The results of this study are compared with data available from flat Pt surfaces and possible influences of steps are discussed. No general trends, however, emerge from this comparison and it seems that eventual influences of steps have to be considered individually for every adsorbate.     

The coadsorption of CO and H2 on Fe(100)

The coadsorption of CO and hydrogen on an Fe(100) surface was studied by temperature programmed desorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that CO adsorption blocked the subsequent dissociative adsorption of H₂, although it did not seem to affect the hydrogen binding energy. Preadsorption of hydrogen was observed to reduce the binding energy of CO subsequently adsorbed and to inhibit the dissociation of CO. A new surface species was identified in a coadsorbed layer of CO and hydrogen. This species was evidenced by the formation of a desorption peak for H₂ at 475 K when CO was adsorbed subsequent to H₂ adsorption.     

The chemisorption of O2, CO,D2 and C2H4 over epitaxially grown rhenium crystalline films

The adsorption and desorption of oxygen, carbon monoxide, deuterium and ethylene has been studied over rhenium films using thermal desorption spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction and Auger electron spectroscopy. The films, obtained by evaporating rhenium onto a platinum (111) single crystal, grow over the substrate forming (0001) basal plane rhenium surfaces. Oxygen chemisorbs on this film, forming an ordered structure, consisting of three (2 × 1) overlayer domains and giving a saturation coverage of half a monolayer of atomic oxygen. CO chemisorption is mainly molecular, although some dissociation occurs at temperatures above about 700 K. A complicated LEED pattern is obtained when saturating the surface at 150 K with CO, but it changes to a (2 × 2) or (2 × 1) structure upon heating. Also, CO chemisorption can be modified by predissociated CO or preadsorbed oxygen on the rhenium surface. Deuterium desorbs in three peaks, starting at temperatures as low as 150 K. Ethylene desorbs partially intact at around 250 K, the rest decomposing and yielding hydrogen, that appears as two main peaks at 357 K and 460 K during thermal desorption. We conclude that epitaxially grown films may be an alternative to single crystals for studying chemisorption over well ordered surfaces.     

Thermal evolution of C2H2 and C4H2 on Pd(111) studied by high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy

The thermal evolution of acetylene and ethylene on a palladium (111) surface has been studied by high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy in the temperature range 150K–500K. Formation of ethylidyne ( CCH₃) near room temperature is important for both molecules, whereas CH is the major surfaces hydrocarbon species formed at high temperatures.     

Microwave linewidths of C2H4O perturbed by H2, N2, O2 and CO2

Microwave linewidths of C₂H₄O (κ = -0.41) broadened by H₂, N₂, O₂, and CO₂ and considering dipole-quadrupole interactions have been calculated using the Mehrotra-Boggs theory (1977). This theory accounts satisfactorily for observed linewidths     

Carbon nanotubes growth from C2H2 and C2H4/NH3 by catalytic LCVD on supported iron–carbon nanocomposites

We report about the synthesis of carbon nanotubes by catalytic LCVD (C-LCVD), using a CW CO₂ laser and alternatively, C₂H₂/C₂H₄/NH₃ and C₂H₂/C₂H₄-containing gas mixtures. Different core–shell Fe–C nanocomposites (as synthesized and toluene extracted) were used employed as catalysts. The nanotubes grown from Fe–C residue demonstrate the lowest mean diameters. Prevalent curled and coiled morphologies are obtained for the CNTs grown in the presence of ammonia.     

The adsorption of CO,H2, H2, CO2 and H2O on carburized and graphitized Ni(110)

A study of the adsorption/desorption behavior of CO, H₂O, CO₂ and H₂ on Ni(110)(4 × 5)-C and Ni(110)-graphite was made in order to assess the importance of desorption as a rate-limiting step for the decomposition of formic acid and to identify available reaction channels for the decomposition. The carbide surface adsorbed CO and H₂O in amounts comparable to the clean surface, whereas this surface, unlike clean Ni(110), did not appreciably adsorb H₂. The binding energy of CO on the carbide was coverage sensitive, decreasing from 21 to 12 $\text{kcal}\text{mol}$ as the CO coverage approached 1.1 × 10¹⁵ molecules cm^?2 at 200K. The initial sticking probability and maximum coverage of CO on the carbide surface were close to that observed for clean Ni(110). The amount of H₂, CO, CO₂ and H₂O adsorbed on the graphitized surface was insignificant relative to the clean surface. The kinetics of adsorption/desorption of the states observed are discussed.     

UPS and XPS studies of the chemisorption of O2, H2 AND H2O on reduced and stoichiometric SrTiO3(111) surfaces; The effects of illumination

About one monolayer of Ti³⁺ species is detectable at the surface of reduced SrTiO₃(111) single crystals by XPS and UPS. O₂, H₂ and H₂O have been adsorbed in the dark and the decrease on the concentration of the Ti³⁺ species has been monitored as a function of the gas exposures. Subsequent band gap illumination partially restores the Ti³⁺ initial concentration in the cases of O₂ and H₂ exposures but not in the case of H₂O. The Ti³⁺ photogeneration on the oxygen covered surface is associated with oxygen photodesorption as indicated by XPS and UPS. UPS measurements give evidence for surface hydroxylation resulting from water and hydrogen adsorption. The activity of the stoichiometric SrTiO₃(111) crystal face for O₂ and H₂ adsorption is very low when compared with the reduced SrTiO₃ samples.     

Carbon K-shell excitation of C2H2, C2H4, C2H6 and C6H6 by 2.5 keV electron impact

Energy loss spectra of 2.5 keV electrons in the region of the carbon K-edge in C₂H₂, C₂H₄, C₂H₆ and C₆H₆ are report     

Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal and dielectric properties of bis(p-phenylenediammonium) chloride hexachlorobismuthate(III) monohydrate [C6H4(NH3)2]2ClBiCl6.H2O

Synthesis, crystal structure, and dielectric properties of [C₆H₄(NH₃)₂]₂ClBiCl₆.H₂O are reported. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system with space group P2₁/n. The unit cell dimensions are a = 9.836(5), b = 19.582(5), c = 13.082(5) ?, β = 104.731(5)° with Z = 4. The atomic arrangement can be described by an alternation of organic and inorganic layers. The anionic layer is built up of octahedral of [BiCl₆]^3- arranged in sandwich between the organic layers. The crystal packing is governed by means of the ionic N–H···Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. The dielectric properties have been investigated at temperature range from 297 to 410 K at various frequencies (10 Hz–100 kHz). Dielectric studies were performed to confirm results obtained with thermal analysis. The evolution of dielectric constant as a function of temperature and frequency of single crystal has been investigated in order to determine some related parameters.     

Geometric shielding corrections for total cross section calculations of electron scattering by CH4, C2H6, C2H3F3, C2H4, C2F4, C2Cl4 and C2Cl2F2 from 30–5000?eV

To quantify the changes in the geometric shielding effect in a molecule as the incident electron energy varies, an empirical fraction, which represents the total cross section contributions of shielded atoms in a molecule at different energies, is presented. Using this empirical fraction, the total cross sections for electron scattering by CH₄, C₂H₆, C₂H₃F₃, C₂H₄, C₂F₄, C₂Cl₄ and C₂Cl₂F₂ are calculated over a wide energy range from 30 to 5000 eV by the additivity rule model at the Hartree-Fock level. The quantitative total cross sections are compared with those obtained by experiment and other theories where available. Good agreement is attained above 100 eV.     

Adsorption of H2S,H2O and O2 on Si(111) surfaces

Electron energy-loss spectroscopy has been applied to the study of Si(111) surfaces covered with H₂S, H₂O and O₂ at room temperature and the surfaces annealed at ～ 600°C. The experimental results strongly suggest that H₂S and H₂O adsorb in the molecular states at room temperature. It is proposed that O₂ is first adsorbed in a molecular state, then adsorbs as atoms, and finally oxidizes forming SiO₂.