Electron Correlations and Properties of Metals and Insulators

9407055对材料表面的动力学和电子学性质进行理论研究。这项工作涉及非绝热电荷转移，振动线形，原子表面散射，粘附和解吸，以及绝热势和速率。这项研究的主要目标是发现决定金属和绝缘体表面的电子、原子和分子运动的基本原理，以及发展这些运动的各种实验探针实际测量的理论。将继续进行一项理论研究计划，研究表面的性质及其对各种外部探针的响应。这项研究对于理解表面的结构和性质具有根本性的重要性，对于利用许多依赖于材料表面的技术（如催化和微电子技术）具有战略意义。

9407055 Theoretical research will be conducted on the dynamical and electronic properties of surfaces in materials. The work involves non-adiabatic charge transfer, vibrational line shapes, atom- surface scattering, sticking and desorption, and adiabatic potentials and rates. The principle goal of the research is to discover the fundamental principles which determine the motion of electrons, atoms, and molecules at the surfaces of metals and insulators, as well as to develop theories of what the various experimental probes of these motions actually measure. %%% A theoretical research program will be continued to study the properties of surfaces and their response to various external probes. The research is of fundamental importance in understanding the structure and properties of surfaces, and of strategic importance in utilizing many of the technologies which are so dependent on material surfaces such as catalysis and microelectronics.