Oxygen interaction with rhodium at low pressures II. Oxygen desorption

Oxygen desorption on polycrystalline Rh and single crystal Rh(100) at 400–1600 K has been studied using thermal desorption and numerical calculation methods. With low surface coverages (<0.3) the adsorbed oxygen particles pentrate the metal and the diffuse back to the surface (peak ₂). At >0.3 the processes of formation/decomposition of surface oxide Rh₂O₃ takes place (peak ₁).

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- O₂ Rh Rh(100) 400–1600 . (<0,3) O ë ( ₂), >0,3 - - (Rh₂O₃) ( ₁).