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    Qun-qing Hao, Zhi-qiang Wang, Dong-xu Dai, Chuan-yao Zhou, Xue-ming Yang. Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study of Methanol Adsorbed Rutile TiO2(110) Surface[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics , 2017, 30(6): 626-630. DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/30/cjcp1711219
    Citation: Qun-qing Hao, Zhi-qiang Wang, Dong-xu Dai, Chuan-yao Zhou, Xue-ming Yang. Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study of Methanol Adsorbed Rutile TiO2(110) Surface[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics , 2017, 30(6): 626-630. DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/30/cjcp1711219

    Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study of Methanol Adsorbed Rutile TiO2(110) Surface

    • Methanol/TiO2(110) is a model system in the surface science study of photocatalysis where methanol is taken as a hole capture. However, the highest occupied molecular orbital of adsorbed methanol lies below the valence band maximum of TiO2, preventing the hole transfer. To study the level alignment of this system, electronic structure of methanol covered TiO2(110) surface has been measured by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy and the molecular orbitals of adsorbed methanol have been clearly identified. The results indicate the weak interaction between methanol and TiO2 substrate. The static electronic structure also suggests the mismatch of the energy levels. These static experiments have been performed without band gap excitation which is the prerequisite of a photocatalytic process. Future study of the transient electronic structure using time-resolved UPS has also been discussed.
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