Abstract
Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) is a surface analysis method for measuring vibrational spectra of adsorbed species on metal surfaces. This paper summarizes recent work on the study of bonding of simple adsorbates on metal surfaces, and the identification of new chemical “intermediates” in reactions between two or more species in the adsorbed monolayer. The spectra of atomic oxygen, di-oxygen, water and ammonia adsorbed on platinum, copper and silver are discussed with emphasis on identification of the adsorbed species and their orientations relative to the surface plane. Surface reactions between atomic oxygen and water, methanol and formic acid yield the new surface intermediates hydroxyl (OH), methoxy (CH3O) and formate (HCOO), respectively, on copper and silver surfaces. Each species was identified by comparison of surface spectra with known infrared spectra and through the use of deuterium isotopic shifts. The ability to identify and distinguish between chemical species at surfaces with high sensitivity will allow direct correlation of low pressure UHV surface experiments with high pressure surface reactions on catalysts and liquid-solid interfaces.
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