Identification of active oxygen on Cu {110} using low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy

被引:40
作者
Buisset, J
Rust, HP
Schweizer, EK
Cramer, L
Bradshaw, AM
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK GESELL,FRITZ HABER INST,D-14195 BERLIN,GERMANY
[2] LUDGER CRAMER MESSSOFTWARE,D-10827 BERLIN,GERMANY
关键词
chemisorption; copper; oxygen; scanning tunneling microscopy; single crystal surfaces;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(96)00044-1
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Using a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope (STM) we have imaged isolated oxygen-related features on the unreconstructed surface between (2 x 1)-0 regions on Cu{110}. On the assumption that these are individual oxygen atoms, they appear to occupy mostly hollow sites in the troughs. We suggest that such adatoms constitute an active form of oxygen known to participate readily in deprotonation reactions on copper surfaces.
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页码:L147 / L152
页数:6
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