STM-IMAGING OF FORMATE INTERMEDIATES ADSORBED ON A TIO2 (110) SURFACE

被引:154
作者
ONISHI, H [1 ]
IWASAWA, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,GRAD SCH SCI,DEPT CHEM,BUNKYO KU,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
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10.1016/0009-2614(94)00712-8
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have succeeded in STM-imaging of formates adsorbed on TiO2(110) With atomic-scale resolution, formates being regarded as intermediates for catalytic decomposition reaction of formic acid on TiO2(110). Dispersive and (2 x 1)-ordered overlayers of formates were resolved with positive sample bias voltages. The formates were adsorbed on the rows of fivefold coordinated Ti4+ cations along the [001] axis. Their individual images were elongated in the [110BAR] direction. The anisotropic feature reflects the distribution of the tunneling orbital, the LUMO, of the formates.
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