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ELS vibrational study of carbon monoxide adsorbed on the Cu(110) surface

Journal Article · · J. Vac. Sci. Technol.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.569973· OSTI ID:6142135

The adsorbate site location for CO on Cu(110) has been investigated with electron energy loss vibrational spectroscopy. With low coverage at 80 K vibrational energies of 85 and 258 meV are observed. At high coverages and/or near the thermal desorption temperature of 170 K, only a single peak at 260 meV is observed. A simple spring model analysis of the vibrational energies indicates that a bridge position is occupied by CO in the first case and the on-top position in the second case although LEED results indicate that CO cannot be highly localized at any one site in the high coverage case.

Research Organization:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
OSTI ID:
6142135
Journal Information:
J. Vac. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Vac. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 16:2; ISSN JVSTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English