AVS 50th International Symposium
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       Session SS-WeP

Paper SS-WeP20
The Adsorption of Benzene on Zr(0001)

Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 11:00 am, Room Hall A-C

Session: Poster Session
Presenter: N. Stojilovic, The University of Akron
Authors: N. Stojilovic, The University of Akron
R.D. Ramsier, The University of Akron
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The adsorption of benzene on Zr(0001) has been studied by temperature programmed desorption (TPD), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED) methods. Following adsorption at 150 K benzene desorbs at about 720 K. Low energy electron bombardment (500 eV) of adsorbed benzene neither affects the amount of desorbing species nor results in the production of new species. AES and secondary electron emission crystal current (SEECC) measurements indicate that carbon remains at the surface after thermal desorption. This work is part of an effort to investigate the possibility of forming zirconium carbide layers for selective surface passivation.