Field-Induced Surface Chemistry of NO

Abstract

A microscopic theory of field adsorption is used to study the adsorption and reaction of Nitric Oxide on a Pt(111) surface in high electrostatic fields. We find that below 0.4 volts/angstrom only NO is stably adsorbed. Above this value dissociation sets in that leads around 1.2V/A to the formation of nitrous oxide. A molecular orbital analysis is advanced to show the reaction pathway and to identify the stabilization mechanism. Keywords: Field- induced chemistry, Theory of adsorption, Field-induced dissociation, Nitric oxide, Nitrogen compounds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223007

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  • H. J. Kreuzer
  • L. C. Wang

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  • Dalhousie University

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  • Adsorption
  • Atomic Orbitals
  • Charge Density
  • Charge Transfer
  • Chemical Reactions
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  • Dipole Moments
  • Dissociation
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Density
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