Semiconductor Surface Chemistry.

Abstract

As a result of the studies under this grant, four important aspects of the interactions between molecular gases with crystals have been clarified: (1) Chemisorption of hydrogen on perfect low-index planes of both an fcc material, rhodium, as well as of a bcc metal, tungsten, has been investigated for the first time. (2) It has been established that decomposition of a polyatomic molecule can be brought about at a cold surface merely by thermal excitation of the gas. (3) Diffraction of beams of hydrogen molecules has for the first time been observed from ionic crystals with a (111) surface, as well as from an oxide. (4) The binding site of a metal atom on its own crystal lattice has been established.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019669

Entities

People

  • Gert Ehrlich

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Hydrogen
  • Ionic Crystals
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Molecules
  • Polyatomic Molecules
  • Semiconductors
  • Surface Chemistry

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics