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Electronics and adsorption properties of model catalytic systems contains cerium
Cabala, Miloš ; Veltruská, Kateřina (advisor) ; Jiříček, Petr (referee) ; Polčík, Martin (referee)
Title: Electronics and adsorption properties of model catalytic systems contains cerium Author: Miloš Cabala Department: Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Supervisor: RNDr. Kateřina Veltruská, Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Abstract: The doctoral thesis contains the study of model catalyst systems based on cerium and ceria. The thesis deals with model systems of CeAg, CeO2/Cu(111), Ni- CeO2/Cu(111) a Ni-Sn-CeO2/Cu(111). We have studied these systems using photoelectron spectroscopy, ion scattering spectroscopy and low energy electron diffraction. Model systems were prepared under strictly defined conditions. The strong bimetallic interaction was observed on the CeAg layers. Molecular adsorption of carbon monoxide on CeAg was demonstrated. We also observed intensive reaction of these layers with oxygen. By measurements in different directions of surface Brillouin zone, we managed to reconstruct the band structure of the prepared CeO2/Cu(111) layer. We have shown that the Cu substrate interacts weakly with deposited CeO2 layer. This interaction results in a charge transfer from Cu into CeO2. Overall, in the valence spectrum we have identified three main electron bands corresponding to O 2p state bound in CeO2. It has been proven that the deposition of Ni on CeO2 layers leads to partial...
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Electronic structure of bimetallic systems - study of gas molecule interaction
Píš, Igor ; Nehasil, Václav (advisor) ; Bartoš, Igor (referee) ; Polčík, Martin (referee)
Bimetallic Rh-V system was studied by means of surface science experimental methods. Properties of ultra-thin Rh-V layers supported by γ-Al2O3 were compared with model systems prepared by vacuum V deposition on Rh(111), Rh(110) and polycrystalline rhodium. Formation of ordered V- Rh(111)-(2×2), V-Rh(110)-(2×1) and V-Rh(110)-(1×2) subsurface alloys and their electronic and atomic structure were investigated and models of the surface reconstructions were proposed. Influence of the subsurface alloy formation on interaction with CO and O2 molecules as well as the influence of the molecule adsorption on this alloy was investigated. The bond between CO molecules and Rh-V alloy surface was weakened due to pronounced changes in surface valence band structure. Oxygen which adsorbed on the alloy surface reacted with the subsurface vanadium at elevated temperature and blocked the interaction of the metal substrate with CO molecules.
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Physically chemical properties of epitaxial films CeOx/Cu(111)
Duchoň, Tomáš ; Veltruská, Kateřina (advisor) ; Polčík, Martin (referee)
In this work a reversible transition between CeO2/Cu(111) and Ce2O3/Cu(111) was studied by metalic ceria evaporation and oxygen exposition. Prepared layers were characterised by XPS, ISS (and its angle resolved modification), LEED and XPD combined with computer modelling using EDAC code. Four reconstructi- on were identified within the transition - ( √ 7 × √ 7)R19.1◦ , ( √ 3 × √ 3)R30◦ , 3 × 3 and 4 × 4 - for which structural models were suggested. Prepared layers of Ce2O3/Cu(111) exhibiting the 4×4 reconstruction were identified as a cubic pha- se of Ce2O3 by the combination of all methods. The photoelectron spectroscopy study of the chemical state of layers revealed that reduction proceedes from the surface and oxidation is realised by oxygen diffusion into the volume.
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