Abstract
The chemisorption of NO on a Pt(111) surface has been studied by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES). The NO molecular orbitals appear at 2.0 and 9.5 eV below the Fermi level after full coverage of NO at 150 K. These molecular orbitals originate from 2π and 1π+5σ orbitals, respectively. The order of the 1π and 5σ orbitals of NO adsorbed on the Pt(111) surface is the reverse of that of gaseous NO. The 1π+5σ orbital has a dispersion along the Γ̄Κ̄ direction, with a width of about 0.4 eV and a maximum at 2/3 of the Γ̄Κ̄ period for the clean Pt(111) surface. It suggests that the structure of the NO-adsorbed Pt(111) surface has the 3/2 periodicity to the Γ̄Κ̄ direction, although the diffuse (2 × 2) structure is observed for the NO-adsorbed Pt(111) surface by low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) at 150 K.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 274-278 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Surface Science |
| Volume | 357-358 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Jun 1996 |
Keywords
- Angle-resolved photoemission
- Chemisorption
- Low index single crystal surfaces
- Metallic surfaces
- Nitrogen oxides
- Platinum