文摘
The influence of Al2O3 on CO desorption from Pt film was studied by means of in situ real-time attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy. When CO adsorbs on pure Pt film, the interaction between Pt and CO, especially the linear adsorbed CO, is very strong. Thus, the desorption rate of CO from Pt is very slow. However, the CO desorption rate can be significantly increased when Pt is covered by some amount of Al2O3, which may be due to the CO spillover effect from Pt to Al2O3. The CO desorption rates from pure Pt film and Pt films covered by Al2O3 follow the zero-order reaction kinetics; i.e., the desorption rates are coverage-independent. This study also shows that ATR-IR is a very powerful tool to investigate the gas鈥搒olid interface.