Formation of molecular hydrogen on a graphite surface via an Eley-Rideal mechanism
Formation of molecular hydrogen on a graphite surface via an Eley-Rideal mechanism
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DOI:
10.1016/s0009-2614(00)00128-7
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发表时间:
2000-03-17
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Fisher, AJ
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作者:
Farebrother, AJ;Meijer, AJHM;Fisher, AJ
The associative desorption of hydrogen atoms on graphite via an Eley-Rideal mechanism is studied theoretically. Time-independent quantum reactive scattering calculations are performed on a potential energy surface calculated using the generalised gradient approximation of density functional theory. The absence of a barrier to reaction leads to a reaction probability which is close to one, even for low collision energies. The vibrational product distribution of H-2 shows a peak in the (upsilon = 2) vibrational state with appreciable population of higher states. The significance of these results for chemistry in the interstellar medium is discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.