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Science 20 December 1991:
Vol. 254. no. 5039, pp. 1750 - 1755
DOI: 10.1126/science.254.5039.1750
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Oscillatory Kinetics and Spatio-Temporal Self-Organization in Reactions at Solid Surfaces

GERHARD ERTL 1

1 Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, W-1000 Berlin 33, Federal Republic of Germany

Chemical reactions far from equilibrium on solid surfaces may exhibit typical phenomena of nonlinear dynamics, as exemplified by the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide on a platinum(110) single-crystal surface. Depending on the external parameters (temperature and partial pressures of the reactants), the temporal variation of the reaction rate may become oscillatory or even chaotic. In a parallel way, the concentration distributions of the adsorbed species on the surface form spatio-temporal patterns including propagating and standing waves, rotating spirals, as well as irregular and rapidly changing structures denoted "chemical turbulence."


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