Ionization and solvation of HCl adsorbed on the D2O-ice surface

The interaction of HCl with the D2O-ice surface has been investigated in the temperature range 15-200 K by utilizing time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy, temperature-programmed desorption, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The intensities of sputtered H+(D2O) and Cl- ions (the H+ ions) are increased (decreased) markedly above 40 K due to the hydrogen bond formation between the HCl and D2O molecules. The HCl molecules which form ionic hydrates undergo H/D exchange at 110-140 K and a considerable fraction of them dissolves into the bulk above 140 K. The neutral hydrates of HCl should coexist as evidenced by the desorption of HCl above 170 K. They are incorporated completely in the D2O layer up to 140 K. The HCl molecules embedded in the thick D2O layer dissolve into the bulk, and the ionic hydrate tends to segregate to the surface above 150 K. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.