Abstract
The interaction of CO, O 2, H 2, N 2, C 2H 4 and C 6H 6 with an Ir(110) surface has been studied using LEED, Auger electron spectroscopy and flash desorption mass spectroscopy. Adsorption of oxygen at 30°C produces a (1× 2) structure, while a c(2 × 2) structure is formed at 400°C. Two peaks have been detected in the thermal desorption spectrum of oxygen following adsorption at 30°C. The heat of adsorption of hydrogen is slightly higher on Ir(110) than on Ir(111). Adsorption of carbon monoxide at 30°C produces a (2 × 1) surface structure. The main CO desorption peak is found around 230, while two other desorption peaks are observed around 340 and 160°C. At exposures between 250 and 500°C carbon monoxide adsorption yields a c(2 × 2) structure and a desorption peak around 600°C. Carbon monoxide is adsorbed on an Ir(110) surface partly covered with oxygen or carbon in a new binding state with a significantly higher desorption temperature than on the clean surface. Adsorption of nitrogen could not be detected on either clean or on carbon covered Ir(110) surfaces. The hydrocarbon molecules do not form ordered surface structures on Ir(110). The thermal desorption spectra obtained after adsorption of C 6H 6 or C 2H 4 are similar to those reported previously for Ir(111) consisting mostly of hydrogen. Heating the (110) surface above 700°C in the presence of C 6H 6 or C 2H 4 results in the formation of an ordered carbonaceous overlayer with (1 × 1) structure. The results are compared with those obtained previously on the Ir(111) and Ir(755) or stepped [6(111) × (100)] surfaces. The CO adsorption results are discussed in relation to data on similar surfaces of other Group VIII metals.
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