Water adsorption on the (001) plane of Fe2O3: An XPS,UPS, Auger,and TPD study |
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Affiliation: | 1. MTA-SZTE Reaction Kinetics and Surface Chemistry Research Group, 6720 Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1, Hungary;2. Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1, Hungary |
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Abstract: | Thermal programmed desorption, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy have been used to study the reaction of H2O with stoichiometric and partially reduced single crystals of α-Fe2O3. On the stoichiometric surface only ice condensation below 200 K was observed. Oxygen deficient surfaces were prepared by Ar bombardment giving rise to a decrease in the work function of the crystal of up to 1 eV. On these surfaces OH species were formed as detected by UPS that were stable up to 320 K. Annealing the defective surfaces between 475 and 700 K increased the work function by values between 0.5 and 0.7 eV respectively. These surfaces contained reduced Fe2+ species in subsurface layers as shown by UPS and XPS, but were inactive towards H2O chemisorption. The Fe2+ species were stable for long periods of time at temperatures of up to 775 K. Potassium deposited on the surface forms a strongly bound monolayer compound. With H2O it produced a complex that resulted in H2 evolution upon annealing. |
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