Molecular adsorption and growth of n-butane adlayers on Pt(1 1 1)

The molecular adsorption of n-butane and the growth of n-butane adlayers on Pt(1 1 1) was investigated using molecular beam techniques, temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). It is found that as the surface coverage of n-butane increases, structural changes occur in the adlayer at surface temperatures near 98 K that are accompanied by changes in the binding energy and mobility of the adsorbed species. The film growth process can be divided into four distinct coverage regimes. At low coverages ( θ