OBSERVATION OF DIRECT VIBRATIONAL-EXCITATION IN COLLISIONS OF H-2 AND D2 WITH A CU(111) SURFACE

被引:120
作者
RETTNER, CT [1 ]
AUERBACH, DJ [1 ]
MICHELSEN, HA [1 ]
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,STANFORD,CA 94305
关键词
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.2547
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have observed the direct vibrational excitation (v = 0 --> v = 1) of H-2 and D2 molecules colliding with a Cu(111) surface. The dependence of this process on kinetic energy is found to be similar for both molecules, resembling the function determined for dissociative chemisorption of molecules in the v = 0 state. This suggests that translational-vibrational coupling is strong only when molecules closely approach the dissociation barrier.
引用
收藏
页码:2547 / 2550
页数:4
相关论文
共 11 条
[1]   THE INFLUENCE OF POTENTIAL-ENERGY SURFACE TOPOLOGIES ON THE DISSOCIATION OF H-2 [J].
HALSTEAD, D ;
HOLLOWAY, S .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 1990, 93 (04) :2859-2870
[2]   THE SCATTERING OF H-2 AND D2 FROM CU(100) - VIBRATIONALLY ASSISTED DISSOCIATIVE ADSORPTION [J].
HAND, M ;
HOLLOWAY, S .
SURFACE SCIENCE, 1989, 211 (1-3) :940-947
[3]   SCATTERING OF VIBRATIONALLY EXCITED H-2 FROM CU(111) [J].
HODGSON, A ;
MORYL, J ;
ZHAO, H .
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, 1991, 182 (02) :152-158
[4]   VIBRATIONAL-EXCITATION OF DIATOMIC-MOLECULES INTERACTING WITH METAL-SURFACES - HEATING VS COOLING [J].
KASAI, H ;
OKIJI, A ;
BRENIG, W .
JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA, 1990, 54 :153-161
[5]   OBSERVATION OF DIRECT MULTIQUANTUM VIBRATIONAL-EXCITATION IN GAS-SURFACE SCATTERING - NH3 ON AU(111) [J].
KAY, BD ;
RAYMOND, TD ;
COLTRIN, ME .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1987, 59 (24) :2792-2794
[6]  
KUECHENHOFF S, 1991, SURF SCI, V245, P389
[7]   QUANTUM-STATE-SPECIFIC DETECTION OF MOLECULAR-HYDROGEN BY 3-PHOTON IONIZATION [J].
MARINERO, EE ;
RETTNER, CT ;
ZARE, RN .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1982, 48 (19) :1323-1326
[8]   A CRITICAL-EXAMINATION OF DATA ON THE DISSOCIATIVE ADSORPTION AND ASSOCIATIVE DESORPTION OF HYDROGEN AT COPPER SURFACES [J].
MICHELSEN, HA ;
AUERBACH, DJ .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 1991, 94 (11) :7502-7520
[9]   OBSERVATION OF DIRECT VIBRATIONAL-EXCITATION IN GAS-SURFACE COLLISIONS - NO ON AG(111) [J].
RETTNER, CT ;
FABRE, F ;
KIMMAN, J ;
AUERBACH, DJ .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1985, 55 (18) :1904-1907
[10]   EFFECT OF INCIDENCE KINETIC-ENERGY AND SURFACE COVERAGE ON THE DISSOCIATIVE CHEMISORPTION OF OXYGEN ON W(110) [J].
RETTNER, CT ;
DELOUISE, LA ;
AUERBACH, DJ .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 1986, 85 (02) :1131-1149