Volume 42, Issue 21
Physical Inorganic Chemistry

ChemInform Abstract: Activation of Oxygen on MgO: O2·- Radical Ion Formation on Thin, Metal-Supported MgO(001) Films.

Anastasia Gonchar

Anastasia Gonchar

Fritz Haber Inst., Max-Planck-Ges., D-14195 Berlin, Germany

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Thomas Risse

Thomas Risse

Fritz Haber Inst., Max-Planck-Ges., D-14195 Berlin, Germany

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Hans-Joachim Freund

Hans-Joachim Freund

Fritz Haber Inst., Max-Planck-Ges., D-14195 Berlin, Germany

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Livia Giordano

Livia Giordano

Fritz Haber Inst., Max-Planck-Ges., D-14195 Berlin, Germany

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Cristiana Di Valentin

Cristiana Di Valentin

Fritz Haber Inst., Max-Planck-Ges., D-14195 Berlin, Germany

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Gianfranco Pacchioni

Gianfranco Pacchioni

Fritz Haber Inst., Max-Planck-Ges., D-14195 Berlin, Germany

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First published: 28 April 2011

Abstract

The spontaneous activation of molecular oxygen forming an O2·- radical upon adsorption on a 4 monolayer thick MgO(001) film is demonstrated by EPR spectroscopy and DFT calculations.

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