SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY STUDIES OF FORMALDEHYDE SYNTHESIS ON CU(110)

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LEIBSLE, FM [1 ]
FRANCIS, SM [1 ]
DAVIS, R [1 ]
XIANG, N [1 ]
HAQ, S [1 ]
BOWKER, M [1 ]
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[1] UNIV READING,DEPT CHEM,READING RG6 2AH,BERKS,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.2569
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The synthesis of formaldehyde from methanol on oxygen-predosed Cu(110) surfaces has been studied using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Sequential STM images show the shrinking of the (2 x 1) Cu-O islands in the [001] direction and the formation of a (5 x 2) methoxy-induced reconstruction that incorporates the added-row Cu atoms of the (2 x 1) reconstruction. The decomposition of methoxy to formaldehyde occurs upon desorption; STM images show methoxy islands shrinking in the [001] direction and the release of incorporated Cu atoms.
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页码:2569 / 2572
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