Adsorption of (Small) Molecules on Metals
Denecke R, Steinrück HP (2016)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Authored book, other
Publication year: 2016
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
Book Volume: 5
Pages Range: 391-458
ISBN: 9783527411580
DOI: 10.1002/9783527680573.ch38
Abstract
The adsorption of small molecules is a major step in surface reactions typically involved in heterogeneous catalysis. The detailed description of this process and the resulting adsorbate layer is essential in order to fully understand such systems. In this chapter, the adsorption process is described, and selected examples are discussed, demonstrating how this process can be investigated by spectroscopic methods, often combined with molecular beam techniques. Emphasis is put on stepped substrates as model systems for more complex catalytic particles. As a next step, the geometric structure of adsorbate layers is discussed, again including different investigation methods. Closely related to the geometric structure is the electronic structure of the adsorbed layers. Here, different examples are presented to illustrate how the orientation of adsorbed molecules and the resulting two-dimensional band structure can be derived using angle-resolved ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy.
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APA:
Denecke, R., & Steinrück, H.-P. (2016). Adsorption of (Small) Molecules on Metals. Wiley Blackwell.
MLA:
Denecke, Reinhard, and Hans-Peter Steinrück. Adsorption of (Small) Molecules on Metals. Wiley Blackwell, 2016.
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