Spin uncoupling in surface chemisorption of unsaturated hydrocarbons.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Triguero, Luciano; Pettersson, Lars G.M.
- Source
- Journal of Chemical Physics. 1/15/1998, Vol. 108 Issue 3, p1193. 13p. 6 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *HYDROCARBONS
*METALLIC surfaces
*CHEMISORPTION
*EXCITED state chemistry
- Language
- ISSN
- 0021-9606
Examines the interaction of small unsaturated hydrocarbons with metal surfaces. Impact of chemisorption on the unsaturated hydrocarbons; Importance of molecule excited state in analyzing surface bonding scheme; Occurrence of spin-uncoupling in adsorbate and substrate; Analysis of the chemisorbed system ground state.