Chemisorption on single crystal planes

Abstract

Chemisorption on well characterized crystal planes, as well as on atomic clusters, can now be routinely observed. Results so far obtained on tungsten are reviewed, with special emphasis on (i) bonding of metal atoms to their own lattice, (ii) the localization of distinct binding states on individual crystal planes, and (iii) atomic and electronic displacements arising from the act of chemisorption.