Core-Level Binding Energy Reveals Hydrogen Bonding Configurations of Water Adsorbed on TiO2 (110) Surface

C. Kamal, Nader Stenberg, Lars Erik Walle, Davide Ragazzon, Anne Borg, Per Uvdal, Natalia V. Skorodumova, Michael Odelius, Anders Sandell

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Abstract

Using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the oxygen 1s core level, the ratio between intact (D2O) and dissociated (OD) water in the hydrated stoichiometric TiO2(110) surface is determined at varying coverage and temperature. In the submonolayer regime, both the D2O:OD ratio and the core-level binding energy of D2O (ΔBE) decrease with temperature. The observed variations in ΔBE are shown with density functional theory to be governed crucially and solely by the local hydrogen bonding environment, revealing a generally applicable classification and details about adsorption motifs.

Original languageEnglish
Article number016102
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume126
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Condensed Matter Physics (including Material Physics, Nano Physics)

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