Multiquantum vibrational excitation of NO scattered from Au(111): Quantitative comparison of benchmark data to Ab initio theories of nonadiabatic molecule-surface interactions

Russell Cooper, Christof Bartels, Alexander Kandratsenka, Igor Rahinov, Neil Shenvi, Kai Golibrzuch, Zhisheng Li, Daniel J. Auerbach, John C. Tully, Alec M. Wodtke

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Abstract

Surface phenomena: Measurements of absolute probabilities are reported for the vibrational excitation of NO(v=0-1,2) molecules scattered from a Au(111) surface. These measurements were quantitatively compared to calculations based on ab initio theoretical approaches to electronically nonadiabatic molecule-surface interactions. Good agreement was found between theory and experiment (see picture; T s=surface temperature, P=excitation probability, and E=incidence energy of translation).

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)4954-4958
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 May 2012

Keywords

  • ab initio calculations
  • molecular beams
  • surface chemistry
  • surface scattering

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis

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