Abstract
High-resolution core-level spectroscopy (HRCLS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been used to investigate the adsorption and dissociation of hydrogen on a PdO(101) film grown on Pd(111). Energy-dependent measurements of the O 1s and Pd 3d(5/2) binding energies enable identification of surface components that correspond to undercoordinated Pd and O atoms. HRCLS data obtained at 110 K, after hydrogen exposure at the same temperature, reveal hydrogen adsorption and formation of Pd-H and O-H groups. Adsorption at room temperature results instead in complete reduction of the oxide. The experimental results are supported by the DFT calculations of core-level shifts and barriers for water formation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13510-13519 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 26 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics