The effect of preadsorbed electronegative atoms Cl, S and P on the adsorption-desorption behavior of CO and Hz on Ni(lOO) has been studied using thermal desorption, LEED and AES. It is found that the presence of the electronegative atoms causes a reduction of the adsorption rate, the adsorption bond strength and the capacity of the Ni(lOO) surface for CO and Hz adsorption. The poisoning effect ...

The tools of synthetic chemistry allow us to fine-tune the reactivity of molecules at a level of precision not yet accessible with inorganic solids. We have investigated hybrids that couple molecules to the superior thermal and mechanical properties of solids. Herein we present, to the best of our knowledge, the first demonstration of reactivity between hybrid perovskites and substrates. Reacti...

Mechanically Controllable Break-Junctions were used to study the physical adsorption of hydrogen molecules on the surfaces of W, Mo and Ta as well as their subsequent chemisorption and dissociation and diffusion of protons into the bulk of the material. Dissolving of hydrogen into Ta is accompanied by 1/f resistance noise with 1.2 < α < 1.7 depending on the contact

The electronic modification of TiO(2) with highly dispersed NiO particles smaller than ca. 2 nm by the chemisorption-calcination-cycle technique has given rise to a high level of visible-light-activity exceeding that of iron oxide-surface modified TiO(2) simultaneously with the UV-light-activity being significantly increased.