UvA- Author
- Year
- 2014
- Title
- Eley-Rideal Reactions with N Atoms at Ru(0001): Formation of NO and N-2
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Volume | Issue number
- 113 | 5
- Pages (from-to)
- 053201
- Number of pages
- 5
- Document type
- Article
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science (FNWI)
- Institute
- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
- Abstract
-
Forward-directed NO molecules with large translational energies are formed upon exposure of an O-covered Ru(0001) surface to a nitrogen (N + N-2) beam. This is an unequivocal experimental demonstration of the Eley-Rideal reaction for a "heavy" (i.e., nonhydrogenated) neutral system. The time dependence of prompt NO formation exhibits an exceptionally fast decay as a consequence of shifting reaction pathways and probabilities over the course of the exposure. Prompt production shuts down as the O coverage decreases due to competition from more favorable Eley-Rideal production of N-2.
- URL
- go to publisher's site
- Language
- English
- Permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.432862
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