Real-time observation of adsorbate atom motion above a metal surface

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作者
Petek, H
Weida, MJ
Nagano, H
Ogawa, S
机构
[1] Hitachi Ltd, Adv Res Lab, Hatoyama, Saitama 3500395, Japan
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Phys & Astron, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
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10.1126/science.288.5470.1402
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The dynamics of cesium atom motion above the copper(lll) surface following electronic excitation with light was studied with femtosecond (10(-15) seconds) time resolution. Unusual changes in the surface electronic structure within 160 femtoseconds after excitation, observed by time-resolved two-photon photo-emission spectroscopy, are attributed to atomic motion in a copper-cesium bond-breaking process. Describing the change in energy of the cesium antibonding state with a simple classical model provides information on the mechanical forces acting on cesium atoms that are "turned on" by photoexcitation. Within 160 femtoseconds, the copper-cesium bond extends by 0.35 angstrom from its equilibrium value.
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