Reversible hydrogenation of graphene on ni(111)-synthesis of "graphone".

Understanding the adsorption and reaction between hydrogen and graphene is of fundamental importance for developing graphene-based concepts for hydrogen storage and for the chemical functionalization of graphene by hydrogenation. Recently, theoretical studies of single-sided hydrogenated graphene, so called graphone, predicted it to be a promising semiconductor for applications in graphene-based electronics. Here, we report on the synthesis of graphone bound to a Ni(111) surface.

Growth and oxidation of graphene on Rh(111).

The growth and oxidation of graphene supported on Rh(111) was studied in situ by high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. By variation of propene pressure and surface temperature the optimum growth conditions were identified, yielding graphene with low defect density. Oxidation of graphene was studied at temperatures between 600 and 1000 K, at an oxygen pressure of ~2 × 10(-6) mbar.

Kinetics of the sulfur oxidation on palladium: a combined in situ x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density-functional study.

We studied the reaction kinetics of sulfur oxidation on the Pd(100) surface by in situ high resolution x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio density functional calculations. Isothermal oxidation experiments were performed between 400 and 500 K for small amounts (~0.02 ML) of preadsorbed sulfur, with oxygen in large excess.

Adsorption and reaction of SO2 on clean and oxygen precovered Pd(100)--a combined HR-XPS and DF study.

We studied the adsorption and reactivity of SO(2) on clean and oxygen precovered Pd(100) with high resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional calculations. Upon adsorption at 120 K two different SO(2) species were detected, which were identified as upright-standing and flat-lying molecules by comparing the calculated core level shifts. In agreement with the relative stabilities determined by the calculations the intensities of the photoelectron spectra indicate that the majority species are upright-standing SO(2).