An experimental study of vibrational enhancement of the dissociative chemisorption of ethane on Pt(111)

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作者
Oakes, DJ
Newell, HE
Rutten, FJM
McCoustra, MRS
Chesters, MA
机构
[1] Department of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, University Park
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英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0009-2614(96)00159-5
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Measurements have been made of the initial sticking coefficient, S-0(diss), Of ethane on a Pt(111) substrate which provide clear evidence for the enhancement of sticking of vibrationally excited molecules. An analysis of the results, based on an harmonic density-of-states calculation, suggests that combinations involving deformation vibrational modes of the molecule are responsible for this enhancement.
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