Gas–solid interactions with reactive and inert gas molecules by NAPUPS: can work function be a better descriptor of chemical reactivity?

The gas-phase vibrational spectra of reactive (H2 and O2) and inert gases (N2 and Ar) have been studied by near-ambient pressure (NAP) ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (NAPUPS) up to 0.3 mbar pressure. The results obtained are divided into two parts and discussed. In the first part, the photoelectron spectra of monoatomic Ar and some homonuclear diatomic molecules, such as H2, O2, and N2, have been recorded by NAPUPS and the effect of...