Applied Surface Science, Vol.169, 268-272, 2001
Velocity distribution of desorbing CO2 in CO oxidation on Pd(110) under steady-state conditions
The velocity and angular distributions of desorbing CO2 in CO oxidation on Pd(110) were studied under the steady-state conditions with cross-correlation time-of-flight techniques. Sharp changes were found in both distributions at the switching point of the rate-determining step. The velocity curves involved fast and slow components. The fast one, which was suddenly suppressed at the switching point, showed a translational temperature from 2300 to 4000 K. The slow component was thermalized to the surface temperature. A rapid site switching for CO2 formation is proposed, in which the fast component is formed on flat parts of the surface and the slow one is formed on structural defects.
Keywords:desorption;surface chemical reactions;single-crystal surfaces;oxidation;carbon monoxide;carbon dioxide