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The catalytic reactivity of thin film crystal surfaces: Annual technical progress report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5444263

Research is being conducted on Cu/Pd and Pd/Cu thin films. Work has been completed on the following: Work Function Studies on Epitaxial Cu/Pd Bilayer Films; Kinetics of CO and Oxygen Adsorption on Smooth and Sputtered Epitaxial Pd(lll) Films on Mica; A Simple Model for the Auger Electron Spectroscopy Evaluation of Thin Film Layer Growth Systems in Which Substrate-Overgrowth Mixing Occurs. Work in progress includes: AES of the Growth of Pd on (lll)Cu and Cu on (lll)Pd; Catalysis of the CO Oxidation Reaction on Epitaxial Cu/Pd Bilayer Films; Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy of CO from Various Thin Film Cu/Pd Bilayers; LEED Measurements; Kinetics of Adsorption of CO on Various Cu/Pd Bilayers. 7 figs.

Research Organization:
Syracuse Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Physics
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-84ER45139
OSTI ID:
5444263
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/45139-4; ON: DE88006387
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English