Photon and Electron Driven Processes at Adsorbate-Metal Interfaces

在分析和曲面的一般领域， 化学，侧重于表面化学。 工作承诺 从而了解能量 光子或电子的能量转换成电子激发 that leads导致to bond键breaking断裂whitin chemical化学species物种attached附着 金属表面。 这样的实验增进了我们对 表面化学，这可以导致更好的催化剂， 从而更便宜和更好的化学产品。 铂和银等金属将用作基底 和烷基卤化物作为模型系统的物种连接到 这些基板。 共吸附分子间的光诱导反应 物种（如氧气和乙烯）将被检查，因为将 化学吸附物种的激光诱导解吸效应 在金属表面。

The research, in the general area of Analytical and Surface Chemistry, focuses on surface chemistry. The work promises to lead to an understanding of the mechanisms by which the energy of a photon or electron is converted to electronic excitation that leads to bond breaking whithin chemical species attached to a metal surface. Such experiments improve our understanding of surface chemistry which can lead to better catalysts and thus cheaper and better chemical products. Metals such as platinum and silver will be used as substrates and alkyl halides used as model systems for species attached to these substrates. Photon-induced reactions among coadsorbed species (such as oxygen and ethylene) will be examined, as will the effect of laser-induced desorption of chemisorbed species on the metal surface.