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The interaction of small oxygenated fluorocarbons and hydrocarbons with the Ru(001) surface

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6835384· OSTI ID:6835384
The interaction of oxygenated fluorocarbons with Ru(001) is investigated by thermal desorption spectroscopy in an effort to model how technologically important lubricants interact with metal surfaces. The data are compared with those of analogous oxygenated hydrocarbons. In the limit of low exposure, fluorinated molecules bond between 8 and 18 kJ/mol more weakly to Ru(001) than analogous hydrocarbons in cases where the interaction arises from oxygen lone pair electron donation to the surface. Adsorbed oxygenated fluorocarbons are more stable toward decomposition than the hydrogenated compounds. The stability of the fluorocarbons is attributed to the weak adsorption bond, the strength of the C-F bond or the adsorption geometry. The adsorption bonds of oligomeric ethers do not increase in multiples of the monoether-surface bond. For a fluorinated diether, the adsorption bond is approximately equal to that of the monoether. For the hydrogenated ethers, the adsorption bond increases up to 35% on the addition of an ether linkage. This increase is attributed to adsorption primarily through only one oxygen-metal bond or through several weaker-than-expected oxygen-metal bonds. Fundamental research on the interaction of oxygenated fluorocarbons with metal surfaces, such as that described here, can potentially improve the related industrially important lubricants. 129 refs., 35 figs., 7 tabs.
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/ER
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6835384
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1481; ON: DE90011749
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English