CO adsorption and oxidation were observed on a Au(111) single crystal dosed with oxygen via exposure to ozone.
Adsorbed oxygen and CO react stoichiometrically over a range of exposures at low temperature.
Two distinct CO states were observed in RAIRS and TPD, attributed to adsorption on Au0 and Auδ + sites.
Oxidation proceeds at low temperatures (< 300 K) compared to other transition-metal catalysts with an activation energy between ~ 32 and 56 kJ/mol.