Second order isothermal desorption kinetics

Y. Lilach*, I. M. Danziger, M. Asscher

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Abstract

A new method is presented to analyze recomhinative desorption from surfaces in an isothermal mode. The activation energy for desorption obtained this way is accurate as long as it is coverage independent. Second order recombinative desorption experiments of 15N2 and D2 from Ru(00I) were used to demonstrate this method. The activation energies were Ea(N2) = 48 ± 2 kcal/mol and Ea(D2) = 22 ± 1 kcal/mol for coverages below 0.1 and 0.2 of saturation coverage, respectively. Studying N/Ru(001) provides evidence for hulk nitrogen atoms that slowly diffuse to the surface leading to isotope scrambling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-39
Number of pages5
JournalCatalysis Letters
Volume76
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2001

Keywords

  • Isothermal desorption
  • Recombinative desorption
  • Second order kinetics

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