TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of oxygen, carbon, and sulfur adlayers on W(211)
AU - Benziger, Jay Burton
AU - Preston, Richard E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (CPE-8024187)a nd the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR 82-0302).
PY - 1985/3/1
Y1 - 1985/3/1
N2 - Adlayers of oxygen, carbon, and sulfur on W(211) have been characterized by LEED, AES, TPD, and CO adsorption. Oxygen initially adsorbs on the W(211) surface forming p(2 × 1)O and p(1 × 1)O structures. Atomic oxygen is the only desorption product from these surfaces. This initial adsorption selectively inhibits CO dissociation in the CO(β1) state. Increased oxidation leads to a p(1 × 1)O structure which totally inhibits CO dissociation. Volatile metal oxides desorb from the p(1 × 1)O surface at 1850 K. Oxidation of W(211) at 1200 K leads to reconstruction of the surface and formation of p(1 × n)O LEED patterns, 3 ≤ n ≤ 7. The reconstructed surface also inhibits CO dissociation and volatile metal oxides are observed to desorb at 1700 K, as well as at 1850 K. Carburization of the W(211) surface below 1000 K produced no ordered structures. Above 1000 K carburization produces a c(6 × 4)C which is suggested to result from a hexagonal tungsten carbide overlayer. CO dissociation is inhibited on the W(211)-c(6×4)C surface. Sulfur initially orders into a c(2 × 2)S structure on W(211). Increased coverage leads to a c(2×6)S structure and then a complex structure. Adsorbed sulfur reduces CO dissociation on W(211), but even at the highest sulfur coverages CO dissociation was observed. Sulfur was found to desorb as atomic S at 1850 K for sulfur coverages less than 7 6 monolayers. At higher sulfur coverages the dimer, S2, was observed to desorb at 1700 K in addition to atomic sulfur desorption.
AB - Adlayers of oxygen, carbon, and sulfur on W(211) have been characterized by LEED, AES, TPD, and CO adsorption. Oxygen initially adsorbs on the W(211) surface forming p(2 × 1)O and p(1 × 1)O structures. Atomic oxygen is the only desorption product from these surfaces. This initial adsorption selectively inhibits CO dissociation in the CO(β1) state. Increased oxidation leads to a p(1 × 1)O structure which totally inhibits CO dissociation. Volatile metal oxides desorb from the p(1 × 1)O surface at 1850 K. Oxidation of W(211) at 1200 K leads to reconstruction of the surface and formation of p(1 × n)O LEED patterns, 3 ≤ n ≤ 7. The reconstructed surface also inhibits CO dissociation and volatile metal oxides are observed to desorb at 1700 K, as well as at 1850 K. Carburization of the W(211) surface below 1000 K produced no ordered structures. Above 1000 K carburization produces a c(6 × 4)C which is suggested to result from a hexagonal tungsten carbide overlayer. CO dissociation is inhibited on the W(211)-c(6×4)C surface. Sulfur initially orders into a c(2 × 2)S structure on W(211). Increased coverage leads to a c(2×6)S structure and then a complex structure. Adsorbed sulfur reduces CO dissociation on W(211), but even at the highest sulfur coverages CO dissociation was observed. Sulfur was found to desorb as atomic S at 1850 K for sulfur coverages less than 7 6 monolayers. At higher sulfur coverages the dimer, S2, was observed to desorb at 1700 K in addition to atomic sulfur desorption.
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U2 - 10.1016/0039-6028(85)90461-3
DO - 10.1016/0039-6028(85)90461-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:24244454029
SN - 0039-6028
VL - 151
SP - 183
EP - 201
JO - Surface Science
JF - Surface Science
IS - 1
ER -