Molecular orientation change during adsorption of NO and N2O on Ir(111) observed by real-time wavelength-dispersive x-ray absorption spectroscopy with polarization switching
2012
The molecular orientation of NO and N2O during adsorption on Ir(111) is observed by combining the wavelength-dispersive x-ray absorption spectroscopy with 1 Hz switching between the vertical and horizontal linear polarizations. It is revealed that NO adsorbs keeping its molecular axis at ∼20° from surface normal. In contrast, N2O rapidly adsorbs up to 2/3 of the saturation coverage with an orientation angle of ∼35°, then turns to a slow adsorption phase with larger orientation angles, and gradually reaches its saturation with an average orientation angle of ∼45°. Such a complicated behavior is interpreted by assuming different adsorption sites.
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