Observation of a novel electron beam effect: Electron-stimulated associative desorption

被引:14
作者
Campbell, JH
Bater, C
Durrer, WG
Craig, JH
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0515
关键词
electron beam effects; electron stimulated associative desorption;
D O I
10.1016/S0040-6090(96)09544-2
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We observed diatomic hydrogen and nitrogen desorbing from Pt(111) surfaces covered with multilayer ammonia at 120 K during electron irradiation at 600 eV. Experiments were conducted to verify that the source of H-2(g) and N-2(g) species was indeed the electron-irradiated ammonia multilayer. This effect, which we describe as electron-stimulated associative desorption (ESAD),has not been previously reported. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.
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