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Ambient pressure phase transitions over Ir(1 1 1): at the onset of CO oxidation

Johansson, Niclas LU ; Andersen, Mie ; Monya, Yuji ; Andersen, Jesper N LU ; Kondoh, Hiroshi ; Schnadt, Joachim LU orcid and Knudsen, Jan LU (2017) In Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 29(44).
Abstract
In this study we report on the adsorbate structures on an Ir(1 1 1) surface during the phase transition from the inactive to the active state during CO oxidation. The CO oxidation over Pt(1 1 1) is used as a reference case. Where Pt(1 1 1) either is inactive and CO covered or active and O covered, Ir(1 1 1) exhibits a transition state with co-existing chemisorbed O and CO. The observed structural differences are explained in terms of DFT-calculated adsorption energies. For Pt(1 1 1) the repulsive CO–O interaction makes co-existing chemisorbed CO and O unfavourable, while for Ir(1 1 1) the stronger O and CO adsorption allows for overcoming the repulsive interaction. At the onset of CO oxidation over Ir(1 1 1), a CO structure containing... (More)
In this study we report on the adsorbate structures on an Ir(1 1 1) surface during the phase transition from the inactive to the active state during CO oxidation. The CO oxidation over Pt(1 1 1) is used as a reference case. Where Pt(1 1 1) either is inactive and CO covered or active and O covered, Ir(1 1 1) exhibits a transition state with co-existing chemisorbed O and CO. The observed structural differences are explained in terms of DFT-calculated adsorption energies. For Pt(1 1 1) the repulsive CO–O interaction makes co-existing chemisorbed CO and O unfavourable, while for Ir(1 1 1) the stronger O and CO adsorption allows for overcoming the repulsive interaction. At the onset of CO oxidation over Ir(1 1 1), a CO structure containing defects forms, which enables O2 to dissociatively adsorb on the Ir(1 1 1) surface, thus enabling the CO oxidation reaction. At the mass transfer limit, the Ir(1 1 1) surface is covered by a chemisorbed O structure with defects; hence, the active surface is predominately chemisorbed O covered at a total pressure of 0.5 mbar and no oxide formation is observed. (Less)
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CO oxidation, Ir(111), Pt(111), XPS, DFT, APXPS
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Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
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29
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44
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444002
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IOP Publishing
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  • pmid:28872053
  • scopus:85037685926
  • wos:000412410400002
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1361-648X
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10.1088/1361-648X/aa8a44
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English
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  author       = {{Johansson, Niclas and Andersen, Mie and Monya, Yuji and Andersen, Jesper N and Kondoh, Hiroshi and Schnadt, Joachim and Knudsen, Jan}},
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  series       = {{Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter}},
  title        = {{Ambient pressure phase transitions over Ir(1 1 1): at the onset of CO oxidation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aa8a44}},
  doi          = {{10.1088/1361-648X/aa8a44}},
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