Theory of Negative Ion Formation by Adsorbed Molecules

9319436劳斯一个全面的理论描述的共振电子散射吸附在固体表面上的分子将被开发和应用，以了解负离子形成的基本物理表面。 计算方法将基于层-Kohn-Korringa-Rostoker理论，该理论将充分考虑被捕获电子被衬底和表面势垒的多次散射。 因此，基板上的分子共振的未占据的电子结构的影响将被建模。 共振寿命和能量对分子吸附高度（表面以上），吸附位点和分子取向的依赖性将被探索，以阐明分子的吸附几何形状和瞬态（共振）状态的行为之间的联系。 在各种电子和光子激发的表面动力学过程中，主要位于吸附分子上的短寿命的“共振”电子态是重要的。 所提出的工作涉及通过计算密集型方法来表征这些状态的能量及其寿命。 这项工作将集中在附近的表面的存在如何影响自由空间分子的共振态，以及这些状态如何作为分子相对于表面的位置和方向的函数而变化。 ***

9319436 Rous A comprehensive theoretical description of resonance electron scattering by molecules adsorbed on solid surfaces will be developed and applied to understand the fundamental physics of negative ion formation at surfaces. The computational methodology will be based upon the layer-Kohn-Korringa-Rostoker theory which will fully incorporate the multiple scattering of the trapped electron by the substrate and surface barrier. Thus the influence of the unoccupied electronic structure of the substrate on the molecular resonance will be modelled. The dependence of resonance lifetime and energy upon the molecular adsorption height (above the surface), adsorption site and molecular orientation will be explored in order to elucidate the link between the adsorption geometry of a molecule and the behavior of the transient (resonance) state. %%% In a variety of electron and photon stimulated surface dynamical processes, short lived "resonance" electronic states localized mainly upon the adsorbed molecule are known to be important. The proposed work concerns itself with characterizing both the energy of these states and their lifetime via computationally intensive methodologies. The work will concentrate on how the presence of the nearby surface affects the resonance states of the free-space molecule and, further, how these states vary as a function of the location and orientation of the molecule relative to the surface. ***