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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