ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
We have investigated the temperature and coverage-dependent transformations of the ordered structures of oxygen on Pd(100). The four ordered structures are the chemisorbed c(2×2) and p(2×2) lattices, and the reconstructed p(5×5) and ((5)1/2×(5)1/2)R27° lattices. We present evidence that the p(5×5) reconstruction forms in an activated stepfrom c(2×2) regions. The onset of p(5×5) formation is associated with an increase in oxygen sticking coefficient. In thermal desorption, there are three states which can be correlated directly with the structure of the adsorbed phase during desorption: At lowest coverage, the α state shows the traits of second-order kinetics and is due to desorption from a disordered adlayer. At higher coverage, the β state appears and is due to desorption from a layer with c(2×2) order. There is a lower barrier to desorption in the β state than in the α state because of the repulsive second-nearest-neighbor interactions in the c(2×2). At highest coverage, the sharp and narrow γ state emerges. This is accompanied by decomposition of the ((5)1/2×(5)1/2)R27° reconstruction, in which cooperative stabilization of the reconstruction by oxygen atoms effectively creates strong quasiattractive oxygen–oxygen interactions. There are interesting similarities between the oxygen-stabilized reconstructions of Pd(100) and the initial stages of oxidation of Ni(100), as well as the oxygen-stabilized reconstructions of Pt(100). The data are obtained from low-energy electron diffraction coupled with a computer-interfaced Video camera, Auger electron spectroscopy, and thermal desorption spectroscopy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.454084
