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 language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4954-4958 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 14 May 2012 |
Keywords
- ab initio calculations
- molecular beams
- surface chemistry
- surface scattering
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- Catalysis