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Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 162-170 |
Seitenumfang | 9 |
Fachzeitschrift | Surface science |
Jahrgang | 407 |
Ausgabenummer | 1-3 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 30 Nov. 1998 |
Abstract
High-resolution microscopy studies of the removal of CO-adlayers on Pt(100) by exposure to oxygen reveal that reaction-diffusion front propagation is impeded both by mesoscopic step bunches and by monoatomic steps. The resulting "stop-and-go" nature to front propagation can be characterized in terms of a time delay for crossing each step bunch or step, at least when the separation of these defects is comparable to or exceeds the width of the front. Here, we quantify this time delay in terms of the reduced diffusion coefficient for CO in step bunch regions and the width of these regions, or in terms of the reduced hop rate for CO across monoatomic steps. We also briefly examine front propagation across arrays of more closely spaced steps. Results facilitate assessment of terrace diffusivities from average or macroscopic front propagation velocities across multiply stepped surfaces.
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- Physik und Astronomie (insg.)
- Physik der kondensierten Materie
- Physik und Astronomie (insg.)
- Oberflächen und Grenzflächen
- Werkstoffwissenschaften (insg.)
- Oberflächen, Beschichtungen und Folien
- Werkstoffwissenschaften (insg.)
- Werkstoffchemie
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in: Surface science, Jahrgang 407, Nr. 1-3, 30.11.1998, S. 162-170.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Reaction-diffusion front propagation across stepped surfaces during catalytic oxidation of CO on Pt(100)
AU - Tammaro, M.
AU - Evans, J. W.
AU - Rastomjee, C. S.
AU - Swiech, W.
AU - Bradshaw, A. M.
AU - Imbihl, R.
N1 - Funding Information: The work of M.T. and J.W.E. was supported by the Division of Chemical Sciences, Basic Energy Sciences, USDOE. It was performed at Ames Laboratory, which is operated for the USDOE by Iowa State University under Contract No. W-7405-Eng-82.
PY - 1998/11/30
Y1 - 1998/11/30
N2 - High-resolution microscopy studies of the removal of CO-adlayers on Pt(100) by exposure to oxygen reveal that reaction-diffusion front propagation is impeded both by mesoscopic step bunches and by monoatomic steps. The resulting "stop-and-go" nature to front propagation can be characterized in terms of a time delay for crossing each step bunch or step, at least when the separation of these defects is comparable to or exceeds the width of the front. Here, we quantify this time delay in terms of the reduced diffusion coefficient for CO in step bunch regions and the width of these regions, or in terms of the reduced hop rate for CO across monoatomic steps. We also briefly examine front propagation across arrays of more closely spaced steps. Results facilitate assessment of terrace diffusivities from average or macroscopic front propagation velocities across multiply stepped surfaces.
AB - High-resolution microscopy studies of the removal of CO-adlayers on Pt(100) by exposure to oxygen reveal that reaction-diffusion front propagation is impeded both by mesoscopic step bunches and by monoatomic steps. The resulting "stop-and-go" nature to front propagation can be characterized in terms of a time delay for crossing each step bunch or step, at least when the separation of these defects is comparable to or exceeds the width of the front. Here, we quantify this time delay in terms of the reduced diffusion coefficient for CO in step bunch regions and the width of these regions, or in terms of the reduced hop rate for CO across monoatomic steps. We also briefly examine front propagation across arrays of more closely spaced steps. Results facilitate assessment of terrace diffusivities from average or macroscopic front propagation velocities across multiply stepped surfaces.
KW - CO-oxidation
KW - Pt(100)
KW - Reaction-diffusion fronts
KW - Steps
KW - Surface diffusion
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U2 - 10.1016/S0039-6028(98)00168-X
DO - 10.1016/S0039-6028(98)00168-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032099089
VL - 407
SP - 162
EP - 170
JO - Surface science
JF - Surface science
SN - 0039-6028
IS - 1-3
ER -