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The effect of structurally ordered sulfur overlayers on the surface reactivity of platinum

Conference · · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6338936

The effects of sulfur on the surface reactivity of platinum for methanol was studied using methods of surface science. The interaction of CH/sub 3/OD with Pt(111), Pt(111)(2x2)S' and Pt(111) ( 3x 3)R30/sup 0/S surfaces was investigated using LEED and AES for surface characterization and TPRS for kinetic analysis. Substantial differences were observed between the clean and sulfided surface. On clean Pt(111) methanol at low coverages showed both complete dissociation to atomic fragments and partial dissociation to adsorbed carbon monoxide and hydrogen. At coverages approaching a monolayer the CH/sub 3/O( /SUB a/ ) intermediate was stabilzed due to the inavailability of sites for further decomposition. Carbon dioxide was also formed by reaction of both CH/sub 3/O( /SUB a/ ) and CO( /SUB a/ ) with oxygen adatoms. On both sulfided surfaces methane was formed in addition to CO and H/sub 2/. Since CH/sub 4/ was formed with approximately the same kinetics as from H/sub 2/CO, it is suggested that it arose from the CH/sub 3/O( /SUB a/ ) intermediate. Sulfur further modified the reactions of methanol by reducing the total amount adsorbed and dissociated.

Research Organization:
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
OSTI ID:
6338936
Report Number(s):
CONF-820304-
Journal Information:
Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Vol. 27:2; ISSN ACPCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English