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Tunneling Spectroscopy for the Study of Adsorption and Reaction on Model Catalysts - 1981

R. M. Kroeker
P. K. Hansma

University of California, Santa Barbara

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Table of Contents

I

 Introduction

2

II

 Problems with Tunneling Spectroscopy for the Study of Catalysis 5
 

A

 Peak Shifts Due to the Top Metal Electrodes 5

B

 Cryogenic Temperatures 7
C Experimental Constraints on the Sample Thickness 7
III Model Systems that can be studied with Tunneling Spectroscopy 8
  A Oxidized Alumina 8
B Oxidized Magnesium 9
C Supported Cluster Catalysts on Alumina 10
D Supported Metal Particle Catalysts on Alumina and Magnesia 11
IV Comparison of Tunneling Spectroscopy to Infrared and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy 19
V Summary 20
VI Acknowledgements 21
VII Appendix 22
  A Experimental Techniques 22
B Cryogenics 25
C Electronics 25
VIII

References

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Figure Captions 31
Table Caption 40