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Electron-stimulated production of NO sub 2 ( g ) from O sub 2 coadsorbed with NO on Pt(111)

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.459211· OSTI ID:6255255
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Div. 1151, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (USA)
Using laser resonance-enhanced ionization spectroscopy, we have detected O({sup 3}{ital P}{sub {ital J}=2,1,0}) and NO {ital X} {sup 2}{Pi}{sub 3/2,1/2} ({nu}=5) above a 6--350 eV electron beam-irradiated Pt(111) surface containing coadsorbed O{sub 2} and NO at 90 K. Both product yields have the same chemisorbed NO coverage dependence at saturation O{sub 2} precoverage as well as the same {approx}10 eV excitation threshold. We conclude that both O({sup 3}{ital P}{sub {ital J}}) and NO({nu}=5) are laser-induced photodissociation fragments of NO{sub 2}({ital g}). This is established by the observation of identical O({sup 3}{ital P}{sub 2}) and NO({nu}=5) time-of-flight distributions that correspond to NO{sub 2} desorption from the surface. The NO{sub 2}({ital g}) is probably the reaction product of a collision between an O atom (created by electron-stimulated dissociation of adsorbed O{sub 2}) and NO({ital a}). We correlate the 10 eV NO{sub 2} production threshold with the dissociative ionization of the 3{sigma}{sub {ital g}} molecular bonding orbital of O{sub 2}({ital a}).
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6255255
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics; (USA) Vol. 93:12; ISSN JCPSA; ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English