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on stepped Pt(3 3 5) in the range of 350–450 K
after N(a) was deposited by electron bombard-
ments [13]. This is consistent with that the d-N2
desorption at around 425 K is retarded by the slow
NO dissociation. The desorption would be faster
when N(a) is supplied more quickly. On the other
hand, the c-N2 desorption must be more activated
to proceed, suggesting that oxygen blocks sites
for NO dissociation or the combination itself is
retarded by the presence of O(a) because O2 de-
sorption started at around 700 K after N2 de-
sorption. This comparison suggests that d-N2
desorption takes place on oxygen-free sites formed
by the fast removal of O(a).
reaction of N(a) because no N2O is found in NO
decomposition. However, the contribution from
the N2O decomposition pathway is not completely
ruled out since N2O dissociation proceeds on
Pt(1 1 2) at 120–140 K [26].
Acknowledgements
Y.-H. Hu is supported by JSPS (The Japanese
Society for the Promotion of Science) Fellowship
Programs for Foreign Researchers for research in
Japan in the period 2001–2003. S. Han is indebted
to the Clark Memorial Foundation in the period
2002–2003. I. Kobal was supported by the scientist
exchange program between JSPS and the Ministry
of Education, Science, and Sport of Slovenia in
2002. This work was partly supported by Grant-
in-Aid no. 13640493 for General Scientific Re-
search from JSPS.
4.2. Comparison with other surfaces
Ikai and Tanaka reported similar results of N2
desorption in NO decomposition on Pd(1 1 2) in
the absence and presence of gaseous hydrogen [19].
N2 desorption peaked at 480–500 K and colli-
mated at around )30° off the surface normal.
Usinglabeled N, it was shown that N 2 was formed
14
as 15N(a) þ NO(a) ! 15N14N. Although the au-
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