Reactivity of oxygen adatoms on the Au(111) surface

David T. Wickham, Deborah H. Parker, George N. Kastanas, Mark A. Lazaga, Bruce E. Koel

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Abstract

Copper and silver are important industrially as oxidation catalysts. With the development of atmospheric NOy sensors that utilize CO oxidtion in Au catalytic tubes and with the recent interest in supported Au catalysts which carry out CO oxidation at room temperature, it is important to develop a fundamental understanding of the surface reactions of oxygen on Au. This situation has prompted us to explore the interactions of CO, CO2, H2O, CH3OH, and C2H4 with oxygen adatoms on Au(111) single crystal surfaces. As a simple model reaction, the transiet reaction kintics of CO oxidation with adsorbed oxygen adatoms to form CO2 over Au(111) under clean, UHV conditions and such high oxygen coverages.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1034-1037
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Preprints
Volume37
Issue number4
StatePublished - Aug 1992
Externally publishedYes
EventSymposium on Catalytic Selective Oxidation - Washington, DC, USA
Duration: Aug 23 1992Aug 28 1992

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Fuel Technology

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