Abstract
Surface diffusion of deuterium and hydrogen on Pt(111) has been investigated by laser-induced thermal desorption. As the initial surface coverage of deuterium is varied from 0.001 to 0.33, the diffusional activation energy falls from 12 to 7 kcal mol, and the pre-exponential factor falls from 3 × 104 to 0.5 cm2/s. Concentration profiles measured directly by a variable aperture technique confirm that at 234 K deuterium diffusion slows at low coverage. Hydrogen diffuses about twice as fast as deuterium.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 129-133 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 3 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry