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Title: A new form of chemisorbed photo- and electro-active atomic H species on the TiO2(110) surface

Abstract

Hydrogen adsorption on TiO2 is of importance in chemical and photochemical reduction processes. Using several surface science methods, we clearly distinguish two kinds of H species on the surface of rutile TiO2(110)-1 × 1. In contrast with the well-studied bridge-bonded OH species (α-H) originating from H2O dissociation on the surface oxygen vacancy site on TiO2(110), atomic H adsorption on the TiO2(110) (denoted as β-H) exhibits special high sensitivity to the electronic excitation of the TiO2(110) by either electrons or UV photons. The formation of molecular H2 gas by photoexcitation of β-H/TiO2(110) surfaces has been observed, which may shed light on the basic understanding of the processes of photocatalytic H2 production by splitting water.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1534355
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1359913
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0002365; FG02-O9ER16080
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Surface Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 652; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0039-6028
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; electron stimulated desorption; TiO2(110); H2O; atomic H

Citation Formats

Zhang, Zhen, and Yates Jr., John T. A new form of chemisorbed photo- and electro-active atomic H species on the TiO2(110) surface. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.susc.2016.04.015.
Zhang, Zhen, & Yates Jr., John T. A new form of chemisorbed photo- and electro-active atomic H species on the TiO2(110) surface. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2016.04.015
Zhang, Zhen, and Yates Jr., John T. 2016. "A new form of chemisorbed photo- and electro-active atomic H species on the TiO2(110) surface". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2016.04.015. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1534355.
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title = {A new form of chemisorbed photo- and electro-active atomic H species on the TiO2(110) surface},
author = {Zhang, Zhen and Yates Jr., John T.},
abstractNote = {Hydrogen adsorption on TiO2 is of importance in chemical and photochemical reduction processes. Using several surface science methods, we clearly distinguish two kinds of H species on the surface of rutile TiO2(110)-1 × 1. In contrast with the well-studied bridge-bonded OH species (α-H) originating from H2O dissociation on the surface oxygen vacancy site on TiO2(110), atomic H adsorption on the TiO2(110) (denoted as β-H) exhibits special high sensitivity to the electronic excitation of the TiO2(110) by either electrons or UV photons. The formation of molecular H2 gas by photoexcitation of β-H/TiO2(110) surfaces has been observed, which may shed light on the basic understanding of the processes of photocatalytic H2 production by splitting water.},
doi = {10.1016/j.susc.2016.04.015},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1534355}, journal = {Surface Science},
issn = {0039-6028},
number = C,
volume = 652,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sat Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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