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A Monte Carlo study of temperature-programmed desorption spectra with attractive lateral interactions

chem-ph 2009-10-28 v2 Condensed Matter Chemical Physics

Abstract

We present results of a Monte Carlo study of temperature-programmed desorption in a model system with attractive lateral interactions. It is shown that even for weak interactions there are large shifts of the peak maximum temperatures with initial coverage. The system has a transition temperature below which the desorption has a negative order. An analytical expression for this temperature is derived. The relation between the model and real systems is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.chem-ph/9502009,
  title  = {A Monte Carlo study of temperature-programmed desorption spectra with attractive lateral interactions},
  author = {A. P. J. Jansen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:chem-ph/9502009},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Accepted for publication in Phys.Rev.B15, 10 pages (REVTeX), 2 figures (PostScript); discussion about Xe/Pt(111) added