AVS 50th International Symposium
    Surface Science Monday Sessions

Session SS2-MoM
Catalysis I: Adsorption and Reactions of Small Molecules at Surfaces

Monday, November 3, 2003, 8:20 am, Room 327
Moderator: J.E. Reutt-Robey, University of Maryland


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8:20am SS2-MoM1
Atomic Level Explanation of the Compensation Effect in Heterogeneous Catalysis
T. Bligaard, K. Honkala, A. Logadottir, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Physics, Denmark, J.K. Norskov, Technical University of Denmark, S. Dahl, C.J.H. Jacobsen, Haldor Topsoe A/S, Denmark
9:00am SS2-MoM3
Formation of Surface Cyanide through Carbon-Nitrogen Coupling Reactions on Pt(111)
E. Herceg, M. Trenary, University of Illinois at Chicago
9:20am SS2-MoM4
The Effect of Atomic Steps on the Adsorption and Desorption of CO on Ru(109)
G.A. Morgan, Jr., T. Zubkov, J.T. Yates, Jr., University of Pittsburgh, O. Kühlert, M. Lisowski, R. Schillinger, D. Fick, H.J. Jänsch, Philipps University, Germany
9:40am SS2-MoM5 Invited Paper
Medard W. Welch Award Address: Get Real ! --- The Importance of Complexity for Understanding the Function of Surfaces
M. Scheffler, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
10:20am SS2-MoM7
CO and Ethylene Dissociation on Ni(111): Influence of Steps
R.T. Vang, E.K. Vestergaard, F. Besenbacher, University of Aarhus, Denmark
10:40am SS2-MoM8
From Atomic Scale Reactant Ordering to Mesoscale Pattern Formation: CO Oxidation on Pd(100)
D.-J. Liu, J.W. Evans, Iowa State University
11:00am SS2-MoM9
The Correlation between the Electronic Structure and the Energetics of CO Chemisorption on Pd/Re (0001) Surfaces
B.S. Mun, C.M. Lee, V. Stamenkovic, N.M. Markovic, P.N. Ross, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
11:20am SS2-MoM10
Chemisorption Bond Weakening on Finite Size Terraces: CO on the Stepped Ru(109) Surface Compared to Ru(001)
T. Zubkov, G.A. Morgan, Jr., J.T. Yates, Jr., University of Pittsburgh
11:40am SS2-MoM11
Orientation of N@sub 2@O on Pd (110) and Rh(110) at Low Temperatures
H. Horino, I. Rzeznicka, K. Imamura, T. Matsushima, Hokkaido University, Japan, K. Takahashi, E. Nakamura, Institute for Molecular Science, Japan