Electrosorbed carbon monoxide monolayers on Pt(1 1 1) |
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Authors: | K.-C. Chang V. Komanicky |
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Affiliation: | Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, United States |
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Abstract: | We review structures of high-density CO monolayers on Pt(1 1 1) surfaces in CO-saturated electrolytes or in gaseous CO at near atmospheric pressure, using surface X-ray scattering (SXS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). In electrolytes, we confirmed the well-known (2 × 2)-3CO and (√19 × √19)-13CO structures and were able to study the transition between them. For gas-phase studies, we were able to stabilize extremely well-ordered CO monolayers by emersion transfer from an electrochemical cell. We found that the hexagonal close-packed (2 × 2)-3CO structure is the equilibrium phase at room temperature in ∼1 atm CO gas pressure. This commensurate (C) phase transforms continuously to an incommensurate (IC) phase at elevated temperature (a second-order phase transition). We also confirm that the (√19 × √19)-13CO structure is stable at lower CO partial pressure. This C phase transforms discontinuously to an IC phase (a first-order phase transition). A tentative phase diagram and a brief review of structure details of the (2 × 2)-3CO and (√19 × √19)-13CO phases will be presented. |
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Keywords: | Carbon monoxide Pt(1 1 1) Surface X-ray scattering Heterogeneous catalysis Electrocatalysis |
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