Determining the Effect of Hot Electron Dissipation on Molecular Scattering Experiments at Metal Surfaces.

ABSTRACT: Nonadiabatic effects that arise from the concerted motion of electrons and atoms at comparable energy and time scales are omnipresent in thermal and light-driven chemistry at metal surfaces. Excited (hot) electrons can measurably affect molecule-metal reactions by contributing to state-dependent reaction probabilities. Vibrational state-to-state scattering of NO on Au(111) has been one of the most studied examples in this regard, providing a testing ground for developing various nonadiabatic theories. This system is often cited as the prime example for the failure of electronic friction theory, a very efficient model accounting for dissipative forces on metal-adsorbed molecules due to the creation of hot electrons in the metal. However, the exact failings compared to experiment and their o

SUBMITTER: Box CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8395621 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature