Photochemistry at Metal Surfaces,

Abstract

Recently, photon-driven processes at adsorbate substrate interfaces has received considerable attention in the research community and for both fundamental and practical reasons. Among the most recent avenues being pursued is photochemistry at adsorbate-metal interfaces where bond breaking within the adsorbate, surface rearrangement, reaction with coadsorbates, and adsorbate desorption have all been observed in systems where thermal effects can be ruled out. Thus, the quenching of electronically excited states by metallic substrates does not always overwhelm, bond breaking processes.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1992
Accession Number
ADP007906

Entities

People

  • J. Michael White

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorbates
  • Communities
  • Desorption
  • New Mexico
  • Photochemistry
  • Quenching
  • Substrates

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics