Infrared spectroscopy of physisorbed and chemisorbed N-2 in the Pt(111)(3x3)N-2 structure
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2007

Using infrared spectroscopy and low electron energy diffraction, we have investigated the adsorption of N-2, at 30 K, on the Pt(111) and the Pt(111)(1x1)H surfaces. At monolayer coverage, N-2 orders in commensurate (3x3) structures on both surfaces, and we propose that the unit cells contain four molecules in each case. The infrared spectra reveal that N-2 exclusively physisorbs on the Pt(111)(1x1)H surface, while both physisorbed and chemisorbed N-2 is detected on the Pt(111) surface. Physisorbed N-2 is the majority species in the latter case, and the two adsorption states show an almost identical uptake behavior, which indicates that they are intrinsic constituents of the growing (3x3) N-2 islands. An analysis of the infrared absorbance data, based on a simple scaling concept suggested by density functional theory calculations, supports a model in which the (3x3) unit cell contains one chemisorbed molecule in end-on atop configuration and three physisorbed molecules. We note that a classic ''pinwheel'' structure on a hexagonal lattice, with the end-on chemisorbed N2 molecules acting as ''pins,'' is compatible with this composition. (C) 2007 American Institute of Physics.

TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS

ADSORPTION

PT(111)

SURFACES

DEFECT SITES

Författare

Kristian Gustafsson

Chalmers, Teknisk fysik

G. S. Karlberg

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Stig Andersson

Göteborgs universitet

Journal of Chemical Physics

0021-9606 (ISSN) 1089-7690 (eISSN)

Vol. 127 19 194708

Ämneskategorier

Annan teknik

DOI

10.1063/1.2804869

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