AVS 45th International Symposium
    Surface Science Division Monday Sessions

Session SS2-MoM
Molecular Adsorbates on Metals

Monday, November 2, 1998, 8:20 am, Room 309
Moderator: B.E. Koel, University of Southern California


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8:20am SS2-MoM1
An X-ray Absorption Study of Saturated Hydrocarbons Physisorbed on Metal Surfaces
K. Weiss, C. Wöll, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
8:40am SS2-MoM2
An Atom Specific Probe of the Surface Chemical Bond Using X-ray Emission Spectroscopy
J. Hasselstrom, A. Fohlisch, O. Karis, A. Nilsson, Uppsala University, Sweden, M. Nyberg, L.G.M. Pettersson, Stockholm University, Sweden, J. Stohr, IBM Almaden Research Division
9:00am SS2-MoM3
The Role of Steps and Kinks in Catalytic Activity
L. Ford, P. Blowers, R. Masel, University of Illinois, Urbana
9:20am SS2-MoM4
Face Specificity and the Role of Metal Adatoms in Molecular Reorientation at Surfaces
C.C. Perry, S. Haq, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, B.G. Frederick, University of Maine, N.V. Richardson, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, U.K.
9:40am SS2-MoM5 Invited Paper
Theoretical Studies of Surface Reactions on Metals: I. Ethyl to Ethylene Conversion on Platinum; II. Photodissociation of Methane on Platinum
J.L. Whitten, North Carolina State University
10:20am SS2-MoM7
Chemistry of SO@sub 2@ on Ru(001): Formation of SO@sub 3@ and SO@sub 4@
T. Jirsak, J.A. Rodriguez, S. Chaturvedi, J. Hrbek, Brookhaven National Laboratory
10:40am SS2-MoM8
Low Temperature STM Imaging of Furan Molecules on Pd(111)
C.A. Pearson, S. Chiang, A. Loui, D.N. Futaba, University of California, Davis
11:00am SS2-MoM9
Conformation and Orientation of Methyl Pyruvate on Ni(111)
P.H. McBreen, M. Castonguay, J.R. Roy, Université Laval, Canada
11:20am SS2-MoM10
Negative and Positive Adsorbate-Induced Reflectance Changes: Formic Acid on Cu(100)
C.-L. Hsu, E.F. McCullen, R.G. Tobin, Tufts University
11:40am SS2-MoM11
Ordering of Chemisorbed PF@sub 3@ on Cu(001)
J. Braun, L.V. Goncharova, G.G. Bishop, A.V. Ermakov, D.-M. Smilgies, B.J. Hinch, Rutgers University