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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 258-262 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Surface science |
Volume | 352-354 |
Publication status | Published - 15 May 1996 |
Abstract
The formation of reaction fronts during the catalytic oxidation of CO on Pt(110) has been investigated with mirror electron microscopy (MEM). The reaction was studied in the 10-5 mbar range at T ≈ 430-450 K under conditions where spatio-temporal pattern formation occurs. Nucleation of reaction fronts was always found to take place at surface defects. While the CO front nucleates as a circular spot, the oxygen front first spreads out very rapidly along the [110] direction. Often, the reaction fronts fail to propagate away entirely from the defects, and instead a kind of breathing mode is observed. Rotating spiral waves can be identified, the cores of which are not attached to structural defects, but meander freely.
Keywords
- Carbon monoxide, Catalysis, Low index single crystal surfaces, Low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM), Models of non-linear phenomena, Oxygen, Platinum, Surface chemical reaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Materials Science(all)
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Materials Science(all)
- Materials Chemistry
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In: Surface science, Vol. 352-354, 15.05.1996, p. 258-262.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Nucleation of chemical waves at structural defects
T2 - A mirror electron microscopy study of catalytic CO oxidation on Pt(110)
AU - Rose, K. C.
AU - Imbihl, R.
AU - Rausenberger, B.
AU - Rastomjee, C. S.
AU - Engel, W.
AU - Bradshaw, A. M.
N1 - Funding Information: This work has been supportedin part by the Fonds der ChemischenIn dustriea s well as by the DeutscheF orschungsgemeinschtahfrto ught he Son-derforschungsbere2ic9h0 .
PY - 1996/5/15
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N2 - The formation of reaction fronts during the catalytic oxidation of CO on Pt(110) has been investigated with mirror electron microscopy (MEM). The reaction was studied in the 10-5 mbar range at T ≈ 430-450 K under conditions where spatio-temporal pattern formation occurs. Nucleation of reaction fronts was always found to take place at surface defects. While the CO front nucleates as a circular spot, the oxygen front first spreads out very rapidly along the [110] direction. Often, the reaction fronts fail to propagate away entirely from the defects, and instead a kind of breathing mode is observed. Rotating spiral waves can be identified, the cores of which are not attached to structural defects, but meander freely.
AB - The formation of reaction fronts during the catalytic oxidation of CO on Pt(110) has been investigated with mirror electron microscopy (MEM). The reaction was studied in the 10-5 mbar range at T ≈ 430-450 K under conditions where spatio-temporal pattern formation occurs. Nucleation of reaction fronts was always found to take place at surface defects. While the CO front nucleates as a circular spot, the oxygen front first spreads out very rapidly along the [110] direction. Often, the reaction fronts fail to propagate away entirely from the defects, and instead a kind of breathing mode is observed. Rotating spiral waves can be identified, the cores of which are not attached to structural defects, but meander freely.
KW - Carbon monoxide
KW - Catalysis
KW - Low index single crystal surfaces
KW - Low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM)
KW - Models of non-linear phenomena
KW - Oxygen
KW - Platinum
KW - Surface chemical reaction
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JO - Surface science
JF - Surface science
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