Excitation mechanism in the photoisomerization of a surface-bound azobenzene derivative: Role of the metallic substrate

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 129, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Hagen, Sebastian ^a   Kate, Peter ^a   Leyssner, Felix ^a   Nandi, Dhananjay ^a   Wolf, Martin ^a   Tegeder, Petra ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EXCITED STATES; ION EXCHANGE; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOEXCITATION; PHOTONS; SWITCHES;

AU(111); AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVES; CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESSES; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES; CROSS SECTIONS; DIRECT CONTACTS; EXCITATION MECHANISMS; FREE MOLECULES; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITALS; HOLE FORMATIONS; HOLE TRANSFERS; HOT HOLES; ION RESONANCES; LIQUID PHASE; METAL ELECTRODES; METAL SURFACES; METALLIC SUBSTRATES; MINIMUM ENERGIES; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; MOLECULAR SWITCHING; OPTICAL EXCITATIONS; PHOTOINDUCED ISOMERIZATION; PHOTON ENERGIES; PHOTON PHOTOEMISSIONS;

ISOMERIZATION;

EID: 55349091682     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2997343     Document Type: Article

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