Photoinduced reconfiguration cycle in a molecular adsorbate layer studied by femtosecond inner-shell photoelectron spectroscopy

A time-resolved study of core-level chemical shifts in a monolayer of aromatic molecules reveals complex photoinduced reaction dynamics. The combination of electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis and ultrashort pulse excitation in the extreme ultraviolet allows performing time-correlated 4d-core...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 106; no. 10; p. 107401
Main Authors Dachraoui, H, Michelswirth, M, Siffalovic, P, Bartz, P, Schäfer, C, Schnatwinkel, B, Mattay, J, Pfeiffer, W, Drescher, M, Heinzmann, U
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 11.03.2011
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Summary:A time-resolved study of core-level chemical shifts in a monolayer of aromatic molecules reveals complex photoinduced reaction dynamics. The combination of electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis and ultrashort pulse excitation in the extreme ultraviolet allows performing time-correlated 4d-core-level spectroscopy of iodine atoms that probe the local chemical environment in the adsorbate molecule. The selectivity of the method unveils metastable molecular configurations that appear about 50 ps after the excitation and are efficiently quenched back to the ground state.
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.106.107401