Abstract
The acid-base properties of three molybdenum (100) surfaces chemically modified by 1.5, 1.2, and 1.0 monolayers (ML) of atomic oxygen were investigated by thermal desorption spectroscopy using a series of molecular Lewis bases. The molecules used in this study were of three types, hard Lewis bases, ammonia and dimethylether, soft Lewis bases, phosphine, ethene and propene, and two π acids, carbon monoxide and 3,3,3-trifluoropropene. The trends in desorption energies are consistent with the expectation that the molecules would adsorb at localized, acidic surface sites. The desorption energies are correlated with proton affinities, and the 1.5 ML oxygen modified surface was found to most resemble a gas phase proton.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-98 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Surface Science |
Volume | 163 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 1985 |
Funding
This research was partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CHE-8206104. Acknowledgement is made to the Donors of The Petroleum Research Fund, administered by the American Chemical Society, for the partial support of this research. The measurements were carried out in the Surface Science Facility of the Northwestern University Materials Research Center, supported in part under the NSF-MRL program (Grant No. DMR-8216972)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Materials Chemistry