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C-O bond scission on "defect-rich and perfect" Pd(1 1 1)?

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Surf. Sci., 566-568 (Part 2): 1024--1029 (September 2004)
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2004.06.100

Abstract

To investigate the influence of surface defects on CO adsorption and dissociation, well-annealed and "defect-rich" Pd(1 1 1) were examined by sum frequency generation (SFG) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) within the pressure range 10-6-1 mbar. Ar+ ion sputtering was employed to produce surface defects which exhibited vibrational and photoemission characteristics different from the regular adsorption sites on Pd(1 1 1). Even under high-pressure, SFG and XPS indicated that no CO dissociation occurred on both surfaces at 300-400 K. By contrast, C-O bond scission was observed during methanol decomposition producing carbonaceous deposits beside CO and H2. A possible relationship between the adsorption geometry and C-O bond scission is discussed.

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