An experimental setup for low temperaturethermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS)
integrated in an ultrahigh vacuum-chamber housing a high-end scanning probe
microscope for comprehensive multi-tool surface science analysis is described.
This setup enables the characterization with TDS at low temperatures (T > 22
K) of portable sample designs, as is the case for scanning probe optimized
setups or high-throughput experiments. This combination of techniques allows a
direct correlation between surface morphology, local spectroscopy, and
reactivity of model catalysts. The performance of the multi-tool setup is
illustrated by measurements of a model catalyst. TDS of CO from Mo(001) and
from Mo(001) supported MgO thin films were carried out and combined with
scanning tunneling microscopy measurements
