Thermal chemistry and photochemistry of hexafluoroacetone on rutile TiO2(110)
The ultraviolet (UV) photon-induced decomposition of hexafluoroacetone (HFA) adsorbed on the rutile TiO2(110) surface was investigated using photon stimulated desorption (PSD) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD). The initial 0.2 ML coverage of HFA decomposed when adsorbed on the reduced TiO2(110) surface resulting in the formation of trifluoroacetate (evolving in TPD as CO, CO2, and C2F4 near 600 K). Further HFA exposure resulted in molecular adsorption. No evidence for photochemistry was observed on the reduced surface. HFA adsorbed and desorbed molecularly on a pre-oxidized TiO2(110) surface with only a minor amount (~1%) of thermal decomposition in TPD. A new adsorption state at 350 K was assigned to the reversible formation of a photoactive HFA-diolate species [(CF3)2COO]. UV irradiation depleted the 350 K state and resulted in the formation of surface bound trifluoroacetate. PSD experiments showed that CF3, CO, and CO2 were evolved during irradiation at 95 K. Post-irradiation TPD showed evidence for trifluoroacetate (desorbing as CO, CO2, and C2F4 near 600 K) as surface-bound photodecomposition products. 18O isotope scrambling experiments showed that the origin of the ejected CO2 was from photodecomposition of the HFA-diolate species. CO photodesorption was due to an as-yet unidentified adsorbed HFA species and not due to decomposition of the HFA-diolate. These results are in contrast to the photochemical behavior of acetone, butanone and acetaldehyde on TiO2(110), where UV irradiation resulted in the gas phase ejection of one of the carbonyl substituent groups as well as a stoichiometric amount of carboxylate left on the surface. We conclude that fluorination alters the electronic structure of adsorbed carbonyls on TiO2(110) in such a way as to promote complete fragmentation of the adsorbed carbonyl complex to form gas phase CO2 as well as open up additional photodissociation pathways leading to CO production.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 986698
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-72145; 35219; KC0302010; TRN: US1006419
- Journal Information:
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, 12(28):8084-8091, Vol. 12, Issue 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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