Formation of hydroxyl and water from photoreaction of hydrogen and molecular oxygen coadsorbed on Pt(111)
摘要:
The formation of 18OH and H218O from photoreaction of coadsorbed H and 18O2 on Pt(111) is observed and studied using thermal desorption spectroscopy, photoinduced desorption, and electron energy loss spectroscopy. The formation of 18OH is monitored as a function of irradiation time and wavelength λ=330–600 nm. Coadsorption of 18O2 with hydrogen produces negligible changes in the vibrational energies and photodesorption yield of O2. Hydroxyl is formed via photodissociation of O2 and subsequent reaction with hydrogen. Some of the photoproduced hydroxyl further react to form water. The OH formed is also produced thermally during reaction of hydrogen gas with atomic oxygen.