Abstract
The adsorption of carbon monoxide on the potassium modified Cu(1 1 5) surface was investigated using photoelectron spectroscopy based on synchrotron radiation. From detailed analysis of the 1 s core levels in combination with existing knowledge, the assignment of surface species is performed. It is demonstrated that in dependence of the alkali coverage, several adsorption states of CO are present on the interface at 135 K. From the temperature dependence of the C 1 s and O 1 s profiles it is established that surface reactions based on CO dissociation start from 223 K over an interface with a potassium coverage close to half a complete K overlayer. The role of potassium as a reordering environment of adsorbed CO, leading to molecule dissociation and disproportionation is proposed. It is observed that a higher density of potassium on the substrate surface blocks adsorption sites for incoming CO molecules and no dissociation takes place.
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