Ultrafast vibrational dynamics of NO and CO adsorbed on an iridium surface

作者:Lane Ian M*; Liu Zhi Pan; King David A; Arnolds Heike
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111(38): 14198-14206.
DOI:10.1021/jp071831v

摘要

Hot electrons created by femtosecond laser pulses can transiently increase the occupation of the antibonding 2 pi* orbital of a diatomic adsorbate and change its bonding configuration. By monitoring the intramolecular stretch frequency of CO and NO on Ir{111} with time-resolved sum frequency spectroscopy, we demonstrate how the vibrational dynamics depend on the degree of charge flow between the surface and the adsorbate. We find CO and NO to be model adsorbates for adiabatic and nonadiabatic dynamics, respectively.