The co-induced 1 × 2 ↔ 1 × 1 phase transition of Pt(110) studied by leed and work function measurements

Abstract

The adsorption of CO on the reconstructed 1 × 2-Pt(110) surface causes a lifting of the reconstruction which has been studied by LEED and work function measurements. The work function initially decreases until at γ = 0.2 the lifting of the reconstruction begins. A comparison with Pt(100) and Pt(111) shows that the similar behaviour of CO-induced work function changes on all three low-index planes of Pt appears to be related with a similar binding geometry of CO adsorbed on top of a (quasi-)hexagonal configuration of Pt atoms. No hysteresis is observed in the adsorption/desorption equilibrium of CO on Pt(110). Although the energetics of the CO-induced phase transition on Pt(110) appear to be analogous to those of the phase transition 1 × 1 ⇹ hex of Pt(100), a number of differences exist between the two surfaces which can be explained by the different structural properties of the various surface phases involved.