Electronically induced surface reactions: Evolution, concepts, and perspectives

• Published in: The Journal of chemical physics Vol. 137; no. 9; pp. 091702 - 91714
• Main Author: Menzel, Dietrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Institute of Physics 07.09.2012
• Subjects: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; DESORPTION; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; EVOLUTION; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Joints; LASERS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Nanoparticles; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; Physics; Surface reactions; SURFACES; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; Synchrotrons

This is a personal account of the development of the title subject which is the broader field encompassing surface photochemistry. It describes the early times when the main interest centered on desorption induced by slow electrons, follows its evolution in experiment (use of synchrotron radiation a...