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Role of Rotational Alignment in Dissociative Chemisorption and Oxidation: O 2 on Bare and CO‐Precovered Pd(100)
Author(s) -
Gerbi Andrea,
Savio Letizia,
Vattuone Luca,
Pirani Fernando,
Cappelletti David,
Rocca Mario
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200602180
Subject(s) - chemisorption , dissociative , chemistry , materials science , catalysis , psychology , organic chemistry , psychiatry
It's all in the spin : The initial sticking probability of O 2 on a CO‐precovered Pd(100) surface and the rate of CO 2 production are strongly affected by the alignment of the incoming molecules. Whereas O 2 molecules impinging with cartwheel‐like motion can stick in small holes, molecules moving with helicopter‐like motion need a large array of free sites (see picture).
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