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  1. Ranjan R.; Trenary, M., Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy. In: Wachs, I.E., Bañares, M.A. (eds) Springer Handbook of Advanced Catalyst Characterization. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham. 2023 . DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-07125-6_3

  2. Gedara, B. S. A.; Trenary, M., Stabilityof Pd Islandson Ag(111)and Au(111). J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 1, 516–522

  3. Islam, A.; Molina, D. L.; Trenary, M., Adsorption of acrolein and its hydrogenation products on Cu(111). Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24 (39), 24383-24393.

  4. Ranjan, R.; Muir, M.; Molina, D. L.; Trenary, M. Conformer-Selective Adsorption of 1-Propanol on the Ag(111) Surface. J Phys Chem C 2022, 126, 7281-7287

  5. Gedara, B. S. A.; Muir, M.; Islam, A.; Liu, D.; Trenary, M., Room Temperature Migration of Ag Atoms to Cover Pd Islands on Ag(111). J Phys Chem C 2021, 125 (50), 27828-27836.

  6. Islam, A.; Abdel-Rahman, M. K.; Trenary, M., Heat of Adsorption of Propyne on Cu(111) from Isotherms Measured by Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem C 2021, 125 (34), 18786-18791.

  7. Molina, D. L.; Muir, M.; Abdel-Rahman, M. K.; Trenary, M., The influence of palladium on the hydrogenation of acetylene on Ag(111). The Journal of Chemical Physics 2021, 154 (18), 184701. DOI 10.1063/5.0050587

  8. Mark Muir, David L. Molina, Arephin Islam, Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman, and Michael Trenary, "Selective Hydrogenation of Acrolein on a Pd/Ag(111) Single-Atom Alloy Surface", Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124 (44), 24271-24278, (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08094

  9. Mohammed Abdel-Rahman and Michael Trenary, "Propyne Hydrogenation over a Pd/Cu(111) Single-Atom Alloy Studied Using Ambient Pressure Infrared Spectroscopy." ACS Catalysis,10 (17), 9716-9724, (2020). DOI:10.1021/acscatal.0c0247

  10. Mark Muir and Michael Trenary, "Adsorption of CO to Characterize the Structure of a Pd/Ag(111) Single-Atom Alloy Surface", Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124 (27), 14722-14729, (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c04266

  11. Kazuma, E.; Lee, M.; Jung, J.; Trenary, M.; Kim, Y.. Single‐molecule Study of a Plasmon‐induced Reaction for a Strongly Chemisorbed Molecule. Angewandte Chemie, 2020, 132, 8034–8040.

  12. Mohammed Abdel-Rahman, Xu Feng, Mark Muir, Kushal Ghale, Ye Xu, and Michael Trenary, "Reaction Pathways for HCN on Transition Metal Surfaces", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21, 5274-5284 (2019), DOI: 10.1039/c8cp07548d

  13. Emiko Kazuma, Jaehoon Jung, Hiromu Ueba, Michael Trenary, and Yousoo Kim, "Real-space and real-time observation of plasmon-induced chemical reaction of a single molecule", Science, 360, 632-526 (2018), DOI: 10.1126/science.aao0872.

  14. Dominic A. Esan and Michael Trenary, "Selective Hydrogenation of Acrolein to Propanal on a Pseudomorphic Pt/Ru(001) Bimetallic Surface", Topics in Catalysis, 61, 318-327, (2018), DOI: 10.1007/s11244-017-0857-2.

  15. Esin Soy, Nathan P. Guisinger, and Michael Trenary, "Growth of Pd nanoclusters on Single-Layer Graphene on Cu(111)", Journal of Physical Chemistry B,122, (2), 572-577, (2018), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b05064

  16. Kruppe, C. M.; Krooswyk, J. D.; Trenary, M. Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene to Ethylene in the Presence of a Carbonaceous Surface Layer on a Pd/Cu(111) Single-Atom Alloy. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 8042-8049.

  17. Christopher M. Kruppe, Joel D. Krooswyk, and Michael Trenary, "Polarization dependent infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed carbon monoxide as a probe of the Pd/Cu(111) single atom alloy surface", J. Phys. Chem. C, 121, 9361-9369 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b01227

  18. Dominic A. Esan and Michael Trenary, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, "Surface Chemistry of propanal, 2-propenol, and 1-propanol on Ru(001)", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19, 10870-10877 (2017). DOI: 10.1039/c6cp08893g

  19. Xu Feng, Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman, Christopher M. Kruppe, Michael Trenary, "Deposition and Characterization of Stoichiometric Films of V2O5 on Pd(111)", Surface Science, Volume 664, 2017, Pages 1-7, ISSN 0039-6028, DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2017.05.004.

  20. Dominic A. Esan, Yuan D. Ren, Xu Feng, and Michael Trenary, "Adsorption and hydrogenation of acrolein on Ru(001)", J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 4384-4392 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b12678

  21. Emiko Kazuma, Jaehoon Jung, Hiromu Ueba, Michael Trenary, and Yousoo Kim, "A direct pathway of molecular photodissociation with visible light on metal surfaces", J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 139, 3115-3121 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12680

  22. Yuan Ren, Dominic Esan, Iradwikanari Waluyo, Joel D. Krooswyk, and Michael Trenary, "Spectroscopic Identification of Surface Intermediates in the Decomposition of Methylamine on Ru(001)", J. Phys. Chem. C, 121, 9424-9432 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b02092

  23. Hyun Jin Yang, Michael Trenary, Maki Kawai and Yousoo Kim, "Single-Molecule Dynamics in the Presence of Strong Intermolecular Interactions", J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 7, 4369-4373 (2016) November. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jplett.6b02053

  24. Joel D. Krooswyk, Christopher D. Kruppe, and Michael Trenary, “In-Situ Spectroscopic Monitoring of the Ambient Pressure Hydrogenation of C2 to Ethane on Pt(111)”, Surf. Sci., 652, 142-147 (2016). DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2015.12.034

  25. Hyo Won Kim, Seiji Takemoto, Emi Minamitani, Tomonari Okada, Takeshi Takami, Kenta Motobayashi, Michael Trenary, Maki Kawai, Nobuhiko Kobayashi, Yousoo Kim, “Electron Confinement in Graphene Nanoislands with Free-electron-like Energy Dispersion”, J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 345-349 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10040.

  26. Yuan Ren, Iradwikanari Waluyo, Evan Beale, Michael Trenary, “Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation of C2Hx Moieties on the Ru(001) Surface”, Surf. Sci., In Press, Accepted on 10/13/2015. DOI: 10.1021/j.susc.2015.11.006.

  27. Esin Soy, Zhu Liang, Michael Trenary, “Fabrication of Pt and Rh clusters on a Graphene Moiré Pattern on Cu(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 24796-24803 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b06472.

  28. Zhu Liang, Hyun Jin Yang, Junepyo Oh, Jaehoon Jong, Yousoo Kim, Michael Trenary, “Atomic-Scale Dynamics of Surface Catalyzed Hydrogenation/Dehydrogenation: NH on Pt(111)”, ACS Nano, 9, 8303. August, 2015. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b02774.

  29. Joel D. Krooswyk, Iradwikanari Waluyo, Michael Trenary, “Spectroscopic Identification of Surface Species during Hydrogenation of Acetylene at Ambient Pressure on Pt (111)”, ACS Catalysis, 5, 4725-4733 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b00942.

  30. Yuan Ren, Iradwikanari Waluyo, Jun Yin, and Michael Trenary, “Spectroscopic Characterization of C2Hx Intermediates from the Dissociation of Vinyl Iodide on Pt(111)”, Surf. Sci. 637-638, 29-34. July, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2015.02.013.

  31. Xiaofeng Hu, Jun Yin, Randall J. Meyer, and Michael Trenary, “Kinetics of Aminocarbyne Formation on Pt(111)”, J Phys Chem C, 119, 14506-14512 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/jp507026k.

  32. Kedar Manandhar, Weronika Walkosz, Yuan Ren, Shigeki Otani, Peter Zapol and Michael Trenary, “Structure and reactivity of molecularly adsorbed ammonia on the ZrB2(0001) surface”, J Phys Chem C, 118, 29260-29269 (2014). DOI:10.1021/jp505406r

  33. Satoshi Katano, Yousoo Kim, Maki Kawai, and Michael Trenary, “Surface Hydrogenation Reactions at the Single-Molecule Level”, The Chemical Record, 14, 819-826 (2014). DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201402028.

  34. Zhu Liang, Hyun Jin Yang, Yousoo Kim, Michael Trenary, “Surface Morphology of Atomic Nitrogen on Pt(111)”,  J. Chem. Phys., 140, 114707 (2014). DOI: 10.1063/1.4868141.

  35. Joel D. Krooswyk, Jun Yin, Amy L. Asunskis, Xiaofeng Hu, Michael Trenary, “Spectroscopic evidence for a CO-O2 complex as a precursor to the low temperature oxidation of CO on the Pt(111) surface”, Chem. Phys. Lett., 593, 204-208 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2014.01.007

  36. Iradwikanari Waluyo, Yuan Ren, Michael Trenary, “Observation of Tunneling in NH Formation from N and H on Ru(001)”, J. Phys. Chem. Letts. 4, 3779 –3786 (2013). DOI: 10.1021/jz4020585

  37. Kedar Manandhar, Michael Trenary, Shigeki Otani, and  Peter Zapol, “Dissociation of Trimethylgallium on the ZrB2(0001) Surface”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 31, 061405 (2013). DOI: 10.1116/1.4826881

  38. Zhu Liang, Hyowon Kim, Yusoo Kim, and Michael Trenary, “Molecular Oxygen Network as a Template for Adsorption of Ammonia on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. Letts. 4, 2900-2904 (2013). DOI: 10.1021/jz4015234

  39. Kedar Manandhar, Weronika Walkosz,, Michael Trenary, Shigeki Otani, and  Peter Zapol, “Dissociative Adsorption of Ammonia on the ZrB2(0001) Surface ”, Surf. Sci. 615, 110-118 (2013). May 4, 2013

  40. Satoshi Katano, Michael Trenary, Yousoo Kim, and Maki Kawai, “Orbital-Selective Single Molecule Reactions on a Metal Surface Studied by Low-Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy”, Chem. Comm. 49, 4679 – 4681. DOI: 10.1039/C3CC40949J. May 21, 2013.

  41. Iradwikanari Waluyo, Joel D. Krooswyk, Jun Yin, Yuan Ren, and Michael Trenary, “Spectroscopic Identification of Surface Intermediates in the Dehydrogenation of Ethylamine on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. C, Published online 2/21/13

  42. Homa Khosravian, Yu Lei, Alexander Uhl, Michael Trenary and  Randall J. Meyer, “Nucleation Behavior of Supported Rh Nanoparticles Fabricated from Rh(acac)(CO)2 on Al2O3/Ni3Al(111)” , Chem. Phys. Lett. 555, 7-11 (2013)

  43. Jun Yin, Joel D. Krooswyk, Randall J. Meyer, Michael Trenary, “Formation of Benzonitrile from the Reaction of Styrene with Nitrogen on the Pt(111) Surface”, J Phys Chem C, 116, 19300-19306 (2012).

  44. Tomonari Okada, Yousoo Kim, Michael Trenary, and  Maki Kawai, “Identification at the single molecule level of C2Hx moieties derived from acetylene on the Pt(111) surface”, J Phys Chem C, 116 18372-18381 (2012).

  45. Weronika Walkosz, Kedar Manandhar, Shigeki Otani, Michael Trenary, Peter Zapol, “Dissociative Adsorption of H2 on the ZrB2(0001) surface”, Surf. Sci. 606, 1808-1814 (2012).

  46. Zhu Liang, Homa Khosravian, Alexander Uhl, Randall Meyer, Michael Trenary, “Graphene on Pt(111) as a Template for Pt nanocluster formation”, Surf. Sci. 606, 1643-1648 (2012).

  47. Iradwikanari Waluyo, Joel D. Krooswyk, Jun Yin, Yuan Ren, and Michael Trenary, “Aminovinylidene: a stable surface intermediate in the dehydrogenation of ethylamine on Pt(111)”, ChemCatChem, 4, 1075-1078 (2012). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.20120017

  48. Homa Khosravian, Zhu Liang, Alexander Uhl, Michael Trenary, and Randall J. Meyer, “Adsorption of Rh(CO)2(acac) on TiO2(110): A DFT and STM Study”, J Phys Chem C, 116, 11987-11993 (2012).

  49. Michael Trenary, “Surface Science Studies of Metal Hexaborides”, Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 13, 023002 (2012).

  50. Xiaofeng Hu and Michael Trenary, “Kinetics of HCN Decomposition on the Pt(111) Surface by Time-Dependent Infrared Spectroscopy”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 116, 4091-4096 (2012).

  51. Thomas Yorisaki, Aashani Tillekaratne, Yuan Ren, Yukihiro Moriya, Chuhei Oshima, Shigeki Otani, and Michael Trenary, “The Adsorption and Dissociation of Water on the LaB6(100) Surface Investigated with Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy”, Surf. Sci. 606, 247-252 (2012).

  52. Jun Yin, Michael Trenary, and Randall J. Meyer, “ Alternate Pathway to Ammonia Formation in NOx Reduction: Direct Reaction of Acetylene and Nitrogen Atoms on Pt (111)”, ACS Catalysis, 1, 1679-1682 (2011).

  53. Tomonari Okada, Yousoo Kim, Yasuyuki Sainoo, Tadahiro Komeda, Michael Trenary, and  Maki Kawai, and, “Coexistence and Interconversion of di-σ and π ethylene on Pt(111) and Pd(110)”,  J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2, 2263-2266 (2011).

  54. Xiaofeng Hu, Richard A. Rosenberg, and Michael Trenary, “Electron Induced Decomposition of 2-Butanol on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. A. 115, 5785-5793 (2011).

  55. Alexander Uhl, Yu Lei, Homa Khosravian, Conrad Becker, Klaus Wandelt, Richard D. Adams, Randall J. Meyer, and Michael Trenary, “Formation of Ruthenium-Tin Nanoparticles on Al2O3/Ni3Al(111) from an Organometallic Precursor”, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 17062-17068 (2010).

  56. Jun Yin, Randall J. Meyer, and Michael Trenary, “Site Switching from di-σ Bonded Ethylene to π-Bonded Ethylene in the presence of co-adsorbed nitrogen on Pt(111)”, J Phys Chem C, 114, 12230-12233 (2010).

  57. Thomas Yorisaki, Aashani Tillekaratne, Yukihiro Moriya, Chuhei Oshima, Shigeki Otani, and Michael Trenary, “Vibrational Spectroscopy of Oxygen on the (111) and (100) Surfaces of Lanthanum Hexaboride”, Surf. Sci., 604, 1202-1207 (2010).

  58. Thomas Yorisaki, Aashani Tillekaratne, Yukihiro Moriya, Chuhei Oshima, Shigeki Otani, and Michael Trenary, “Vibrational Spectroscopy of Adsorbates on the (111) and (100) Surfaces of Lanthanum Hexaboride”, Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Boron-Rich Solids held at the University of Central Florida, Dec. 14-18, 2009.

  59. Satoshi Katano, Yousoo Kim, Masafumi Hori, Michael Trenary, and Maki Kawai, “Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy Studies of Methyl Isocyanide Adsorbed on Pt(111)”, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser., 235, 012003 (2010).

  60. Y. Lei, A. Uhl, C. Becker, K. Wandelt, B. C. Gates, R. Meyer, and M. Trenary, “Adsorption and Reaction of Rh(CO)2acac on Al2O3/Ni3Al(111)”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 12, 1264-1270 (2010).

  61. Kumudu Mudiyanselage and Michael Trenary, “Adsorption and Thermal Decomposition of N-Methylaniline on Pt(111)", Surf. Sci. 603, 3215-3222 (2009).

  62. Thomas Yorisaki, Aashani Tillerkaratne, Qingfeng Ge, Shigeki Otani, Chuhei Oshima, “Probing the properties of the (111) and (100) surfaces of LaB6 through infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO”, Surf. Sci. 603, 3011-3020 (2009).

  63. Aashani Tillekaratne and Michael Trenary, “Adsorption and Dehydrogenation of Decaborane on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. 113, 13847-13854 (2009).

  64. Panchatapa Jash and Michael Trenary, “Synthesis of crystalline boron nanoribbons and calcium hexaboride nanowires by low pressure chemical vapor deposition”, J. Phys., Conference Series 176, 012011 (2009). 16th  International Symposium on Boron, Borides, and Related Materials, 7–12 September 2008, Matsue, Shimane, Japan

  65. James Jones and Michael Trenary, “The Surface Chemistry of NCO formed from HNCO on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 20443-20450 (2008).

  66. Panchatapa Jash, Allan W. Nicholls, Rodney S. Ruoff, and Michael Trenary, “Synthesis and Characterization of Strontium Hexaboride Nanowires”, Nano Letters, 4, 963-968 (2008).

  67. Panchatapa Jash, and Michael Trenary, “Low Temperature Transmission IR Spectra of Lithium and Sodium Borohydride”, in Press, “Materials Issues in Hydrogen Economy”; Ed. P. Jena,  World Scientific, Singapore (2008)

  68. Aashani Tillekaratne, and Michael Trenary, “Comparison of the Dehydrogenation Chemistry of Decaborane and Carborane on the Pt(111) Surface”,  in Press, “Materials Issues in Hydrogen Economy”; Ed. P. Jena,  World Scientific, Singapore (2008)

  69. Aashani Tillekaratne, David Siap, and Michael Trenary, “Adsorption and Dehydrogenation of ortho-Carborane on the Pt(111) Surface”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 8682-8689 (2008).

  70. Kumudu Mudiyanselage, Randall J. Meyer, and Michael Trenary, “Formation of Methylisocyanide from Dimethylamine on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. C. 112, 3794-3799 (2008).

  71. Rongping Deng and Michael Trenary, “Carbon-Nitrogen Bond Formation from the Reaction of Ammonia with Dicarbon on the Pt(111) Surface”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 17077-17093 (2007). 

  72. Satoshi Katano, Yousoo Kim, Masafumi Hori, Michael Trenary, and Maki Kawai, “Reversible Control of Hydrogenation of a Single Molecule”, Science, 316, 1883-1886 (2007).

  73. Kumudu Mudiyanselage, Randall J. Meyer, Michael Trenary, “Kinetics of NH Formation and Dissociation on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 7127-7136 (2007).

  74. Rongping Deng, James Jones, and Michael Trenary, “Spectroscopic Characterization of Vinyl Formed From Acetylene on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 1459-1466 (2007).

  75. Satoshi Katano, Eldad Herceg, Michael Trenary, Yousoo Kim, and Maki Kawai, “Single Molecule Observations of the Adsorption Sites of Methyl Isocyanide on Pt(111) by Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy”, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 20344-20349 (2006).

  76. Eldad Herceg, James Jones, Kumudu Mudiyanselage, Michael Trenary, “Formation and Hydrogenation of p(2x2)-N on Pt(111)”, Surf. Sci. 600, 4563-4571 (2006).

  77. C. Fulk, S. Sivananthan, D. Zavitz, R. Singh, M. Trenary, Y. P. Chen, G. Brill, and N. Dhar, “The Structure of the Si(211) Surface”, J. Electron. Mater. 35, 1149-1454 (2006)

  78. Eldad Herceg and Michael Trenary, “Carbon-Nitrogen Coupling on Pt(111) and its Relevance to the Catalytic Synthesis of HCN”, CIENCIA, 14, 104-113 (2006).

  79. Rongping Deng, Eldad Herceg, and Michael Trenary, “Identification and Hydrogenation of C2 on the Pt(111) Surface”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 17628-17633 (2005).

  80. Eldad Herceg and Michael Trenary, “Surface chemistry of CN bond formation from carbon and nitrogen atoms on Pt(111)”,  J. Phys. Chem. B., 109, 17560-17566 (2005).

  81. C. Fulk, R. Sporken, J. Dumont, D. Zavitz, M. Trenary, B. Gupta, G. Brill, J. Dinan, and S. Sivananthan, “Arsenic Deposition as a Precursor Layer on Silicon (211) and (311) Surfaces”, J. Electron. Mater. 34, 846-850 (2005)

  82. Daniel H. Zavitz, Alexandra Evstigneeva, Rasdip Singh and Michael Trenary “Influence of arsenic on the atomic structure of the Si(112) surface”, J. Electron. Mater. 34, 839-845 (2005).

  83. Eldad Herceg, Kumudu Mudiyanselage, and Michael Trenary, “Reversible Hydrogenation of Surface N Atoms to Form NH on Pt(111)”, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 2828-2835 (2005).

  84. Rongping Deng, Eldad Herceg, and Michael Trenary, “Characterization of methylidyne on Pt(111) with infrared spectroscopy”, Surf. Sci. 573/2, 310-319 (2004).

  85. Eldad Herceg, Hugo Celio, and Michael Trenary, “Sensitivity improvement in surface infrared spectroscopy: design, characteristics and application of high-temperature graphite source”, Rev. Sci. Instruments 75, 2545-2550 (2004).

  86. Rongping Deng, Eldad Herceg and Michael Trenary, “Formation and Hydrogenation of Ethylidene on the Pt(111) Surface”, Surf. Sci. 560, L195-L201 (2004).

  87. Michael Trenary, Book Review of: “Surface and Thin Film Analysis. A Compendium of Principles, Instrumentation and Applications”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 8067 (2003).

  88. Eldad Herceg and Michael Trenary, “Formation of Surface CN from the Coupling of C and N Atoms on Pt(111)”,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 15758 -1560 (2003).

  89. B. Chatterjee, D. H. Kang, E. Herceg, and M. Trenary, “Comparison of Experimental and Calculated Infrared Spectra of Aminocarbynes on the Pt(111) Surface”, J. Chem. Phys., 119, 10930-10940 (2003).

  90. A. Evstigneeva, R. Singh, M. Trenary, and S. Otani, “Reaction of O2 with the Boron-Terminated TaB2(0001) Surface”, Surf. Sci. 542, 221-229 (2003).

  91. D.-H. Kang, B. Chatterjee, E. Herceg and M. Trenary, “Adsorption and Decomposition of Trimethylamine on Pt(111): Formation of Dimethylaminocarbyne (CN(CH3)2)”, Surf. Sci. 540, 23 (2003).

  92. C. Meegoda, M. Trenary, T. Mori, and S. Otani, “Depth Profile of Iron in a CaB6 Single Crystal”, Phys. Rev. B 67, 172410 (2003).

  93. R. Singh, M. Trenary, T. Tanaka, P. Sen, I. P. Batra, “Formation of an Ordered Si Dimer Structure on HfB2(0001)”, Phys. Rev. B, 66, 155416-155423 (2002).

  94. D.-H. Kang and M. Trenary, “Surface Chemistry of Dimethylamine on Pt(111): Formation of Methylaminocarbyne and its Decomposition Products”, Surf. Sci. 519, 40-56 (2002).

  95. V. Domnich, Y. Gogotsi, M. Trenary, T. Tanaka, “Nanoindentation and Raman Spectroscopy of Boron Carbide Single Crystals”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 3783-3785 (2002).

  96. D.-H. Kang and M. Trenary, “Formation of Methylaminocarbyne from Methyl Isocyanide on the Pt(111) Surface”, J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 5710-5718 (2002).

  97. C. Meegooda, Yu. Paderno, and M. Trenary, “The Nature of Surface Oxides on Magnesium Diboride”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. 689, E5.11.1-6 (2002).

  98. Kanchana Mudalige and Michael Trenary, “Identification of Formate from Methanol Oxidation on Cu(100) with Infrared Spectroscopy”, Surf. Sci. 504, 208-214 (2002).

  99. D.-H. Kang, M. Trenary, “Methylaminomethylidyne: A Stable Intermediate Formed on the Pt(111) Surface from the N-Protonation of Methyl Isocyanide”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 8432-8433 (2001).

  100. Kanchana Mudalige and Michael Trenary, “The Formation of Methoxy from Methanol on an Oxygen Covered Cu(100) Surface at Temperatures of 90 to 150 K”,  J. Phys. Chem. 105, 3823-3827 (2001).

  101. V. Domnich, Y. Gogotsi, M. Trenary, “Identification of Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations Using Nanoindentation”, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp., 649, Q8.9.1 (2001).

  102. C. L. Perkins, R. Singh, M. Trenary, T. Tanaka, Yu. Paderno, “Surface Properties of HfB2(0001) as Determined by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy”, Surf. Sci. 470, 215-225 (2001).

  103. C. L. Perkins, R. Singh, T. Tanaka, M. Trenary, “Characterization of Hafnium Diboride, HfB2(0001), by XPS”, Surf. Sci. Spectra 7, 316-321 (2000).

  104. R. Singh, M. Trenary, Yu. Paderno, “Analysis of a Zirconium Diboride Single Crystal, ZrB2(0001), by XPS”, Surf, Sci. Spectra 7, 310-316 (2000).

  105. Dae-Hyuk Kang and Michael Trenary, “Surface Chemistry of Ethylenediamine (NH2CH2CH2NH2) on Pt(111)”, Surf. Sci. 470, L13-L19 (2000).

  106. Michael Belyansky and Michael Trenary, “Structure of Heteroepitaxial Thin Films of Hafnium Diboride Grown on a Hf(0001) Surface as Determined by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy”, J. Phys. Chem. B 104, 11833-11836 (2000).

  107. C. L. Perkins, R. Singh, M. Trenary, S. Otani, T. Tanaka, “Influence of Oxygen on the B 1s and La 3d Line Shapes of a Lanthanum Hexaboride (100) Surface”, Surface Science Spectra, 7, 75-80 (2000).

  108. M. Trenary, “Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy and the Structure of Molecular Adsorbates on Metal Surfaces”, Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 51, 381-403 (2000).

  109. H. Celio and M. Trenary, “Infrared Intensity Enhancement of the CN Stretch by Coadsorbed CO on the Cu(100) Surface”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4902-4905 (2000).

  110. K. Mudalige, S. Warren, M. Trenary, “Vibrational Analysis of a Chemisorbed Polyatomic Molecule: Methoxy on Cu(100)”,  J. Phys. Chem. B, 104, 2448-2459 (2000).

  111. M. Trenary, "Surface Structure and Chemistry of the Boron-Rich Solids", in Materials Science of Carbides, Nitrides, and Borides, NATO Advanced Study Institute  proceedings, eds. Y. G. Gogotsi and R. A. Andrievski, pp. 103-118 (1999).

  112. M. Belyansky and M. Trenary, "Comparison of the Surface Chemical Reactivity of Hafnium Diboride and Hafnium", Inorganica Chimica Acta, 289, 191-197 (1999).

  113. C. L. Perkins, M. Trenary, T. Tanaka, and S. Otani, "An XPS Investigation of the Initial Oxygen Adsorption Sites on the LaB6(100) Surface", Surface Science, 423, L222-L228 (1999).

  114. C. L. Perkins, M. Trenary, T. Tanaka, "Structure of the (100) Surface of the Icosahedral Boride YB66", Physical Review B 58, 9980-9989 (1998).

  115. E. Rokuta, N. Yamamoto, Y. Hasegawa, M. Trenary , T. Nagao, C. Oshima, "Deformation of Boron Network at the LaB6(111) Surface",  Surface Science, 416, 363 (1998).

  116. Hugo Celio and Michael Trenary, "Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as a Surface Science Technique", American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings 430, p. 17, 1998.

  117. P. Mills, D. Jentz, M. Trenary, "The Use of Normal Mode Calculations to Interpret Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectra of Molecular Adsorbates",  J. Mol. Catal. A 131 (1998) 209.

  118. H. Celio, P. Mills, D. Jentz, Y. I. Pae, M. Trenary, "Molecular Adsorption of HCN on the Pt(111) and Cu(100) Surfaces", Langmuir, 14, 1379-1383 (1998).

  119. H. Celio, K. Mudalige, P. Mills, and M. Trenary, "Formation of Isocyanate on Cu(100) from the Oxidation of Cyanogen and from the Decomposition of Isocyanic Acid", Surf. Sci. 394, L168-L173 (1997).

  120. M. Belyansky and M. Trenary, "Reflection Adsorption Infrared Spectroscopy of the Oxidation of Thin Films of Boron and Hafnium Diboride Grown on Hf(0001)",  J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 15, 3065-3068 (1997).

  121. P. Mills, D. Jentz, M. Trenary, "Formation of Iminium (C=NH2) Species from Cyanogen (C2N2) and Hydrogen on Pt(111)”,  J. Am. Chem. Soc, 119, 9002-9009 (1997).

  122. M. Belyansky,  M. Trenary, S. Otani, T. Tanaka, "Comparison of the Hafnium Diboride(0001) and Hafnium(0001) Surfaces", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 441, 463-468 (1997).

  123. C. L. Perkins, M. Trenary, T. Tanaka, "Structure and Chemistry of the YB66(100) Surface",  J. Solid State Chemistry, 133, 31-35 (1997).

  124. H. Celio, P. Mills, D. Jentz, M. Trenary, "The Influence of Hydrogen on the Aggregation of Aminomethylidyne on Pt(111)",  Surf. Sci. 381, 65-76 (1997).

  125. M. Belyansky and M. Trenary, "Heteroepitaxy of Hafnium Diboride on a Hafnium (0001) Single Crystal Surface",  Chem. Mater. 9, 403-405 (1997).

  126. C. L. Perkins, M. Trenary, T. Tanaka, "Direct Observation of (B12)(B12)12 Super-Icosahedra as the Basic Structural Element in YB66 ", Phys. Rev. Letts. 77, 4772-4775 (1996).

  127. D. Jentz, P. Mills, H. Celio, M. Trenary, "The Surface Chemistry of CN and H on Pt(111)", Surf. Sci. 368, 354-360 (1996).

  128. P. Mills, D. Jentz, M. Trenary, "A Normal Coordinate Analysis of the Di-imminium Species formed by the Reaction of Cyanogen (C2N2) and Hydrogen on Pt(111)", Surf. Sci. 368, 348-353 (1996).

  129. D. Jentz, P. Mills, H. Celio, M. Belyansky, M. Trenary, "Formation of Hydrogen-Bonded Aggregates of Amninomethylidyne on Pt(111)",  J. Chem. Phys. 105, 3250-3257 (1996).

  130. P. Mills, D. Jentz, H. Celio, M. Trenary, "The Formation of μ2,η2-Diaminoethylene (H2NCCNH2) from Cyanogen and Hydrogen on Pt(111): The characterization of a di-iminium surface species",  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 118, 6524-6525 (1996).

  131. N. Yamamoto, E. Rokuta, Y. Hasegawa, T. Nagao, M. Trenary, C. Oshima, S. Otani, "Oxygen Adsorption on LaB6(100) and (111) Surfaces", Surf. Sci. 357/358, 708-711 (1996)

  132. E. Rokuta, N. Yamamoto, Y. Hasegawa, T. Nagao, M. Trenary, C. Oshima, S. Otani, "Surface Phonon Dispersion Curves of the LaB6(111) Surface", Surf. Sci., 357/358, 712-716 (1996).

  133. E. Rokuta, N. Yamamoto, Y. Hasegawa, T. Nagao, M. Trenary, C. Oshima, S. Otani, "Vibrational Spectra of Oxygen on the LaB6(100), (110) and (111) Surfaces: A Comparative Study Using High Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 14, 1674-1678 (1996).

  134. N. Yamamoto, E. Rokuta, Y. Hasegawa, T. Nagao, M. Trenary, C. Oshima, S. Otani, "Oxygen Adsorption Sites on the PrB6(100) and LaB6(100) and Surfaces", Surface Science, 348, 133, (1996).

  135. D. Howard Fairbrother, X. D. Peng, M. Trenary, P. C. Stair, "Surface Chemistry of Methyl Groups Adsorbed on Pt(111)", Faraday Transactions, 91, 3619-3625 (1995).

  136. M. Belyansky, M. Trenary, C. Ellison, "Boron Chemical Shifts in B6O", Surf. Sci. Spectra, 3, 147-150 (1995).

  137. D. Jentz, X. D. Peng, P. C. Stair, and M. Trenary, "The Thermal Decomposition of Azomethane on Pt(111)",  Surf. Sci. 341, 282-294 (1995).

  138. D. Jentz, H. Celio, P. Mills, and M. Trenary, "Formation of Aminomethylidyne from Hydrogen Cyanide on Pt(111)", Surf. Sci. 341, 1-8 (1995).

  139. Hugo Celio, Michael Trenary, and Heinz Robota, "A Comparative IR Study of Ethylene Adsorption on a PtRh Alloy and monometallic Pt and Rh catalysts supported on Al2O3: Identification of Alloy-Specific Binding Sites", J. Phys. Chem. 99, 6024-6028 (1995) .

  140. J. Fan and M. Trenary, "Symmetry and the Surface Infrared Selection Rule for the Determination of the Structure of Molecules on Metal Surfaces", Langmuir 10, 3649-3657 (1994).

  141. J. Vetrone, J. Fan, M. Trenary, "Oxidation of Monolayer Graphite Monolayers on Pt(111) by B2O3", Surface Science, 314, 315-324 (1994).

  142. J. S. Ozcomert and M. Trenary, "High Temperature Evaporation of Oxides from the LaB6(100) Surface Following Reacttion with Water",  Proc. 11th In. Symp. Boron, Borides and Related Compounds, Tsukuba, 1993, JJAP Series 10 (1994) pp. 174-177.

  143. J. S. Ozcomert and Michael Trenary, "Oxide Thermal Desorption from the LaB6(100) Surface following Reaction with O2", Chemistry of Materials, 5, 1762 (1993).

  144. D. Howard Fairbrother, X. D. Peng, R. Viswanathan, P. C. Stair, J. Fan and M. Trenary, "Carbon-Carbon Coupling of Methyl Groups on Pt(111)", Surface Science, 285, L455-L460 (1993) .

  145. Y. Wang and Michael Trenary, "The Surface Chemistry of Boron Oxidation. II The Reaction of B2O3 and B2O2 with a Boron Film Grown on Ta(110)", Chemistry of Materials, 5, 199 (1993) .

  146. Y. Wang, J. Fan and Michael Trenary, "The Surface Chemistry of Boron Oxidation. I The Reaction of O2 with a Boron Film Grown on Ta(110)", Chemistry of Materials, 5, 192 (1993).

  147. Jingfu Fan and Michael Trenary, "The Influence of Coadsorbates on the Overlayer Structure of PF3 on Pt(111)", Surface Science, 282, 76-90 (1993).

  148. Y. Wang and Michael Trenary, "Characterization with XPS of a Thin Film of B2O2 Deposited on a Ag Substrate", Surface Science Spectra, 1, 183-187 (1992).

  149. Jingfu Fan and Michael Trenary, "An Infrared Study of the Coadsorption of PF3 and CO on the Pt(111) Surface", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. 10, 2576-2580 (1992).

  150. John S. Ozcomert and Michael Trenary, "Atomic Structure of the LaB6(100) Surface as Observed with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 10, 2581-2584 (1992).

  151. Y. Zhou, G. Jennings, J. C. Campuzano, V. K. Agrawal, M. Trenary, "A Monte-Carlo Simulation of the Overlayer Structure of PF3 on Pt(111)", Surf. Sci. 268, 378-386 (1992).

  152. Wei Cho Foo, John S. Ozcomert, and Michael Trenary, "The Reaction of B2O3 with the β-Rhombohedral Boron (111) Surface", Surf. Sci. 262, 88–96 (1992).

  153. John S. Ozcomert and Michael Trenary, "Atomically Resolved Surface Structure of LaB6(100)", Surf. Sci. 265, L227-232 (1992).

  154. Vijay K. Agrawal and Michael Trenary, "Adsorbate-Adsorbate Interactions for PF3 Chemisorbed on Pt(111)", J. Chem. Phys. 95, 6962-6971 (1991).

  155. Vijay K. Agrawal and Michael Trenary, "The Adsorption of NO on the Step Sites of Pt(111)", Surf. Sci. 259 116-128 (1991).

  156. Wei Cho Foo, John S. Ozcomert and Michael Trenary, "The Reactions of B2O3 and O2 with the β-Rhombohedral Boron (111) Surface", in Boron-Rich Solids, (AIP Conference Proceedings 231), D. Emin, T. L. Aselage, A. C. Switendick, B. Morosin, C. L. Beckel, eds., (American Institute of Physics, New York 1991) p. 643-646

  157. Sheher B. Mohsin, Michael Trenary, and Heinz J. Robota, "Identification of Ethylene Derived Species on Al2O3 Supported Rh, Ir, Pd, and Pt Catalysts by Infrared Spectroscopy", J. Phys. Chem. 95, 6657 (1991).

  158. Wei Cho Foo, John S. Ozcomert, and Michael Trenary, "The Oxidation of the β-Rhombohedral Boron (111) Surface", Surf. Sci. 255, 245-248 (1991).

  159. Xingcai Guo, John T. Yates, Jr., Vijay K. Agrawal, and Michael Trenary, "A Fourier Transform Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Chemisorbed PF3 on Ni(111): Coverage and Temperature Dependence",  J. Chem. Phys. 94, 6256, (1991).

  160. W. G. Johnson, V. Buch and M. Trenary, "Infrared Spectrum of a Chemisorbed Molecule: Computational Aspects, Analysis of Experimental Data for Ethylidyne on Pt(111)", J. Chem. Phys. 93, 9167 (1990).

  161. R. J. Simonson and Michael Trenary, "An Infrared Study of the Adsorption of Borazine, (BHNH)3, on the Pt(111) Surface", J. Electron Spectrosc. Rel. Phenom., 54/55, 717 (1990).

  162. Mary E. Brubaker and Michael Trenary, "Analysis of Dipole-Dipole Coupling in Isotopic Mixtures of N2 on Ni(110) System",  J. Chem. Phys. 90, 4651 (1989).

  163. Igor J. Malik and Michael Trenary, "Infrared Reflection Absorption Study of the Adsorbate-Substrate Stretch of CO on Pt(111))", Surf. Sci. 214, L237 (1989).

  164. Vijay K. Agrawal and Michael Trenary, "Infrared Spectrum from 400 to 1000 cm-1 of PF3 Chemisorbed on the Pt(111) Surface", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 7, 2235 (1989).

  165. Sheher B. Mohsin, Michael Trenary and Heinz J. Robota, "Kinetics of Ethylidyne Formation on Pt(111) from Time Dependent Infrared Spectroscopy", Chem. Phys. Lett. 154, 511-515 (1989).

  166. I. J. Malik, V. K. Agrawal and M. Trenary, "Infrared Lineshapes for Ethylidyne on Pt(111)",  J. Chem. Phys. 89, 3861 (1988)

  167. Shoudeng Liang and Michael Trenary, "An Infrared Study of the Symmetric P-F stretch of PF3 Chemisorbed on the Pt(111) Surface",  J. Chem. Phys. 89, 3323 (1988).

  168. S. B. Mohsin, H. J. Robota and M. Trenary, "Infrared Identification of the low Temperature forms of Ethylene Adsorbed on Pt/Al2O3",  J. Phys. Chem. 92, 5229 (1988).

  169. I. J. Malik, V. K. Agrawal and M. Trenary, "Summary Abstract: Fourier transform infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy results for ethylidyne on Pt(111)", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 6, 862 (1988).

  170. I. J. Malik, M. E. Brubaker and M. Trenary, "Infrared Spectroscopy of Ethylidyne on Pt(111)"  J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 45, 57 (1987).

  171. Mary E. Brubaker and Michael Trenary, "Dipole-Dipole Coupling in the N2 Overlayer on the Ni(110) Surface", J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 44, 47 (1987) .

  172. I. J. Malik, M. E. Brubaker, S. B. Mohsin and M. Trenary, "Infrared Vibration-Rotation Selection Rules for Chemisorbed  Molecules with Free Internal Rotation. Results for Ethylidyne on Pt(111)", J. Chem. Phys. 87, 5554 (1987).

  173. Mary E. Brubaker, Igor J. Malik and Michael Trenary, "Time Dependence of the Infrared Spectrum of N2 Adsorbed at Low Coverage on The Ni(110) Surface", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 5, 427 (1987).

  174. Mary E. Brubaker, Igor J. Malik and Michael Trenary, "The Influence of Hydrogen on The Infrared Spectrum of N2 Chemisorbed  on the Ni(110) Surface", in Kinetics of Interface Reactions, H. J. Kruezer and M. Grunze, eds., Springer Series in Surface Science 8, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987.

  175. E. Brubaker and Michael Trenary, "Adsorbate Ordering Processes and Infrared Spectroscopy: An FT-IRAS Study of N2 Chemisorbed on Ni(110)",  J. Chem. Phys. 85, 6100 (1986).

  176. J. T. Yates, Jr., M. Trenary, K. J. Uram, F. Bozso, H. Metiu and R. C. Martin, C. Hannaran and J. Arias, "Interactional Effects Between Adsorbates on Metal Single-Crystals", Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lon. A 318, 101 (1986).

  177. M. Trenary, K. J. Uram and J. T. Yates, Jr., "An Infrared Reflection Absorption Study of CO Chemisorbed on Clean and Sulfided Ni(111) - Evidence for Localized Site Interactions", Surf. Sci. 157, 512 (1985).

  178. M. Trenary, K. J. Uram, F. Bozso and J. T. Yates, Jr., "The Temperature Dependence of the Vibrational Lineshape of CO Chemisorbed on the Ni(111) Surface", Surf. Sci. 146, 269 (1984).

  179. F. Bozso, L. Muelhoff, M. Trenary, W. J. Choyke and J. T.  Yates, Jr., "Electron Spectroscopy of SiC",  J. Vac. Sci.Tech. A 2, 1271 (1984).

  180. M. Trenary, S. L. Tang, R. J. Simonson and F. R. McFeely, "The Orientation of CO at the Step Sites of the Pt(321) Surface and its Implications for Catalytic Oxidation", J. Chem. Phys. 80, 477 (1984).

  181. M. Trenary, S. L. Tang, R. J. Simonson and F. R. McFeely,  "An Angle Resolved Photoemission Study of CO on Pt(111)", Surf. Sci. 124, 555 (1983).

  182. K. L. D'Amico, M. Trenary, N. D. Shinn, E. I. Solomon and F. R. McFeely, "Angle Resolved Ultraviolet Photemission Spectroscopy Studies of CO Bonding to Three Chemically Different Surfaces of ZnO. Confirmation of Step Bonding Sites on ZnO(0001)",  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 104, 5102 (1982).

  183. N. D. Shinn, M. Trenary, M. R. McClellan and F. R. McFeely, "A Study of CO Chemisorption on the Stepped Cu(311) Surface by Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy",  J. Chem. Phys. 75, 3142 (1981).

  184. M. J. Sayers, M. R. McClellan, N. D. Shinn, M. Trenary and F.R. McFeely, "A Novel Bonding Geometry of CO on Cu(311) as Determined by Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy", Chem. Phys. Lett. 80, 521 (1981).

  185. M. R. McClellan, M. Trenary, N. D. Shinn, M. J. Sayers, K. L. D'Amico, E. I. Solomon, and F.R. McFeely, "An Angle Resolved Photoemission Determination of the Coordination of CO on the Zn(0001) Surface",  J. Chem. Phys. 74, 4726 (1981).

  186. Michael Trenary, Mark E. Casida, Bernard R. Brooks, Henry F. Schaefer III, "Three Isomers of the Al-C2H2 System",  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 101, 1638 (1979).

  187. Michael Trenary, Henry F. Schaefer III and Peter A. Kollman, "Electronic Structure of Li-H2O and Related Neutral Molecu­lar Complexes, Including Al-H2O", J. Chem. Phys. 68, 4047 (1978).

  188. Michael Trenary, Henry F. Schaefer III and Peter A. Kollman, "A Novel Class of Molecular Complexes: Li-NH3, Na-H2O, Li-HF, Li-H2S, Na-H2O and Na-HF", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 99, 3885 (1977).

 

 

 

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