Dynamics of Gas-Surface Interactions.
Abstract
A wide variety of gas-surface-and electron-surface scattering experiments, supported by lattice dynamics, molecular dynamics, and scattering calculations were carried out under the auspices of this grant. These studies were motivated by a desire to understand and control surface reactions, such as surface oxidation, the technological need to characterize the physical properties of thin films and surfaces, and the desire to understand how energy and momentum are exchanged at an interface subjected to gas-surface or electron-surface collisions. Experiments involved clean, alloyed, oxidized, and stepped metallic interfaces. Surface phonon dispersion relations, and hence surface forcefields, for clean and adsorbate covered systems were determined using inelastic atom and electron scattering, providing a microscopic basis for assessing structural stability at interfaces. Major advances occurred in our understanding of the forces which are present at atomic-level steps, as well as in the area of metallic oxidation, including oxide nucleation. Synergistic effects involving electrons were shown to significantly modify metallic oxidation kinetics. Other projects dealt with alloy surface structure and stability, adsorbate negative ion resonances, dipole interactions of adsorbates, spectroscopy of frustrated low energy adsorbate vibrational modes, molecular dynamics simulations of surface vibrational dynamics, and anharmonicity in surface potentials. p1
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 15, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA311227
Entities
People
- Steven J. Sibener
Organizations
- University of Chicago