“…The first three features are typical of HCOO, a species containing a carbon atom bound to a single oxygen atom, and H 2 O, respectively. The feature at 531.0 eV is compatible with the presence of CO, HCOO, and OH groups. , XPS spectra therefore confirm the TPD hint that C−O bond scission in the CO 2 molecule has occurred already at 90 K. HREEL spectra at 90 K (Figure ) show, in addition to the CO 2 losses, , the presence of hydrogen (115, 125 meV), formate (48, 98, 167, 355−365 meV), water (200, 445, 455 meV), and OH groups (55, 415 meV) . The losses at 228, 235, and 250 meV are ascribed to CO, which therefore forms already at 90 K upon a hydrogen-assisted CO 2 dissociation mechanism.…”