S. Baldelli et al., Surface enhanced sum frequency generation of carbon monoxide adsorbed on platinum nanoparticle arrays, J CHEM PHYS, 113(13), 2000, pp. 5432-5438
Sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy is used to study th
e adsorption of CO at similar to 1 atm pressure on Pt nanoparticle arrays a
nd Pt thin films. The SFG signal of CO adsorbed on platinum particles of 45
nm diameter is similar to 10 000 times larger than from CO on smooth Pt fi
lms. The large enhancement is explained by plasmon resonance and Maxwell-Ga
rnett theory. The Pt arrays are prepared using electron beam lithography to
produce particles with uniform spacing and sizes on an oxidized Si(100) wa
fer. Further, as the Pt coverage increases the SFG signal shows a polarizat
ion dependence that is explained considering the dielectric properties of a
metal film on a dielectric surface. In addition, SFG permits investigation
of the CO adsorbed on the particles at similar to 1 atm, which is not poss
ible with most surface analytical techniques, that will allow for the study
of the reaction of small molecules on surfaces relevant in heterogeneous c
atalysis. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(00)70437-5].