Article
Anomalous Layering of Fe(C0)5 Adsorbed on Graphite
Applied Physics Communications
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
1-1-1985
Disciplines
Abstract
Synchrotron x-ray diffraction experiments reveal the adsorption of iron pentacarbonyl [Fe(CO)5] on graphite basal-plane surfaces to be an extreme example of incomplete wetting in which only one solid layer of film coexists with bulk particles. Upon heating through the monolayer melting point, the amount of coexisting bulk solid first increases and then decreases. This anomalous layering behavior has not been observed in other systems exhibiting incomplete wetting, and we suggest that it is related to the steric properties of the Fe(CO)5 molecule.
Citation Information
H. Taub, JR Dennison, D. G. Reichel, D. Bahm, H. Shechter, R. Brener, and F. Y. Hansen, "Anomalous Layering of Fe(C0)5 Adsorbed on Graphite," Appl. Phys. Comm. 6(1), 117 (1986). 33rd Midwest Solid State Conference, Kansas City, MO, November 1985.
Appl. Phys. Comm. 6(1), 117 (1986). 33rd Midwest Solid State Conference, Kansas City, MO