This work is part of a Joint Research Project (JRP) in which the leading Austrian research groups in Surface Science are working together. The general aim of this project is the investigation of the surface chemical bond between adsorbates and complex surfaces. This should contribute to a better understanding of the physico-chemical processes of adsorption and of surface reactions of adsorbates on multicomponent surfaces.

•  Adsorption kinetics of hydrogen and CO on Pd, Rh and V single crystal surfaces
•  Desorption kinetics and translational energy of the desorbing molecules
•  Interaction of molecules with vanadium oxides
•  Adsorption and subsurface  absorption of atomic hydrogen
•  Formation of water on the mentioned surfaces
•  Surface structure of metals and oxides by LEED

Collaboration within the project:

 P. Varga, TU Wien                                                                                                                                                                                LEED Pattern
 K. Hayek, Uni Innsbruck
 J. Hafner, Uni Wien
 F. Netzer, Uni Graz

Recent publications:

C. Eibl, A. Winkler, J. Chem. Phys. 117 (2002) 834
„Angular and energy distribution of D2 molecules desorbing from sulfur and oxygen modified V(111) surfaces“

H. Schiechl, A. Winkler, Fres. J. Anal. Chem. 371 (2001) 342
„Growth of a vanadium oxide layer on V(100) and its reactivity towards atomic hydrogen“

C. Eibl, A. Winkler, Surface Sci. 482-485 (2001) 201
„Time-of-flight studies on desorbing and on scattered D2 molecules from a V(111)+S surface“
                                                                                                                                                                      Time-of-Flight Spectrum (click graph to enlarge)