Conversion of large-amplitude vibration to electron excitation at a metal surface

Nature

Volumn 433, Issue 7025, 2005, Pages 503-505

  White, Jason D ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Matsiev, Daniel ^a   Auerbach, Daniel J ^b   Wodtke, Alec M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMISORPTION; DISSOCIATION; DYNAMICS; METALS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; QUANTUM THEORY; SURFACES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ELECTRON EMISSIONS; ELECTRON EXCITATION; METAL SURFACES;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

METAL;

ELECTRON; METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; VIBRATION;

EID: 13444263573     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03213     Document Type: Article

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