Direct spectroscopic observation of the reactive catalytic site for CO oxidation on Pt(335)

Jiazhan Xu, P. N. Henriksen, John T. Yates

The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1992 · 63 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

We report the first direct spectroscopic identification of the reactive catalytic site for CO oxidation on a stepped Pt single crystal using infrared reflection–absorption spectroscopy. It is found that CO adsorbed on the (111) terrace sites is more reactive than CO on the (100) step sites.

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