Industry/University Cooperative Research Activity: Structure and Dynamics of Molecular Activation on Surfaces (Materials Research)

该项目的直接目标是努力实现一个详细的 理解多相化学反应的一个方面， 也就是说，吸收和解离小分子的机制， 清洁和改性表面上的分子。 长期目标是 允许设计催化材料，该催化材料将改善给定的 化学反应或过程。 目前感兴趣的表面包括 单晶铁和某些铁的氧化物、氮化物和硫化物 过渡元素包括钛（Ti）、钼（Mo）、铁 (Fe)和铂（Pt）。 对于这些系统， 将使用相关技术来确定结构，取向， 吸附的反应中间体的电子性质;反应 动力学;和能量转移过程。 重点将放在检查 详细的几何和电子之间的关系 这些材料的表面结构及其 有趣的表面化学

The immediate goal of this project is to work toward a detailed understanding of one aspect of a heterogeneous chemical reaction, namely, the mechanisms of absorption and dissociation of small molecules on clean and modified surfaces. The long-range goal is to permit the design of a catalytic material that will improve a given chemical reaction or process. The surfaces of present interest include single crystal iron and the oxides, nitrides, and sulfides of certain transition elements including titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), iron (Fe), and platinum (Pt). As appropriate for these systems, the relevant techniques will be used to determine structure, orientation, and electronic properties of adsorbed reaction intermediates; reaction dynamics; and energy transfer processes. Emphasis will be on examining the relationship between the detailed geometric and electronic structures of the surfaces of these materials and their very interesting surface chemistries.