Adsorption studies by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

The application of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) for adsorption studies is illustrated using three examples. The observation of difference curves for various gases adsorbed on the same substrate allows those features due to the substrate or the adsorbate to be distinguished. The observation of the coverage dependence of UPS difference spectra allows one to relate the observed features to results from other techniques, as shown for oxygen adsorbed on the (100) face of tungsten. Finally, the measurement of difference spectra of the same species adsorbed on different faces of the same crystal gives information on the substate-adsorbate bonding as illustrated for the case of hydrogen on the (100) and (110) faces of tungsten.