Surface vibrations on clean and hydrogen saturated W(100)

Electron energy loss Spectroscopy (EELS) and lattice dynamical calculations are used to investigate the vibrational properties of surface phonons and adsorbate phonons on clean and hydrogen-saturated W(100). Two distinct intrinsic surface vibrations are observed in specular scattering geometry. One of the surface modes is attributed to a surface resonance of a bulk longitudinal phonon at the hydrogen-stabilized (1×1) surface. The second surface mode occurs only on the low-temperature-stabilized c(2×2) [011] displacement surface. Detailed experimental studies and lattice dynamical analysis of the hydrogen-saturated W(100) surface account for a new hydrogen-derived loss peak at 118 meV in terms of an optic mode of the adsorbed layer. Experimental evidence of impact scattering resonances under certain kinematic conditions are observed.     

Vibrational states of the Cu(100) surfaces with nickel adlayers

The vibrational spectra of the Cu(100) surface covered with one or two Ni monolayers are calculated using the embedded-atom method. The surface relaxation, the dispersion of surface phonons, and the polarization of vibrational modes of the adsorbate and the substrate are discussed in detail. The theoretical results are in good agreement with experimental data and can be used for their interpretation. The changes observed in the interatomic interactions upon application of nickel adsorbates to the copper substrate are considered.     

Direct targeting of adsorbate vibrations with mode-tracking

The normal modes and vibrational frequencies of a thiophenolate anion adsorbed on an Ag(1 1 1) surface are directly targeted employing the mode-tracking protocol. The adsorbate normal modes of three model systems are compared. These three models consist of an Ag₅₁ cluster with a thiophenolate in a fixed orientation attached to it and are geometry-optimized either completely or only with respect to the adsorbate structure or not at all. Vibrational normal modes and frequencies calculated with mode-tracking are found to be equal to the results of a full frequency analysis. The calculation of vibrational modes and frequencies in harmonic approximation is shown to be justified for partially optimized structures as long as only the harmonic frequencies of those modes are interpreted which solely involve movements of the atoms belonging to the optimized subsystem. Adsorption of the thiophenolate results in adsorbate frequency shifts which are reproduced equally well by any of the three geometrically different models.     

Effect of surface morphology on surface‐enhanced Raman scattering of 4‐aminobenzenethiol adsorbed on gold substrates

The substrate‐dependent surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of 4‐aminobenzenethiol (4‐ABT) adsorbed on Au surfaces has been investigated. 4‐ABT is one of the very unique adsorbate molecules whose SERS spectral patterns are known to be noticeably dependent on the relative contribution of chemical enhancement mechanism vs electromagnetic enhancement mechanism. The SERS spectral patterns of 4‐ABT adsorbed on gold substrates with various surface morphology have thus been analyzed in terms of the symmetry types of the vibrational modes. Almost invisibly weak b₂ type vibrational bands were observed in the SERS spectra of the 4‐ABT adsorbed on Au colloidal sol nanoparticles or commercially available Au micro‐powders because of the weak contribution of the chemical enhancement. However, greatly enhanced b₂ vibrational bands were observed in the spectra of the 4‐ABT molecules adsorbed on the synthesized Au(Zn) sponge or the electrochemically roughened Au(ORC) foil caused by the strong contribution of the chemical enhancement mechanism. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Resonant photon tunneling enhancement of the van der Waals friction

We study the van der Waals friction between two flat metal surfaces in relative motion. For good conductors, we find that normal relative motion gives a much larger friction than for parallel relative motion. The friction may increase by many orders of magnitude when the surfaces are covered by adsorbates, or can support low-frequency surface plasmons. In this case, the friction is determined by resonant photon tunneling between adsorbate vibrational modes, or surface plasmon modes.     

Infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy of dipole-forbidden adsorbate vibrations

Formally dipole-forbidden adsorbate vibrational modes have recently been detected using infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRAS). In an earlier publication we have proposed that the excitation of these modes is indirect, mediated by the metal electrons and closely related to the concept of surface resistivity. Here we extend that theory to lower frequencies; for parallel adsorbate vibrations the theory predicts an anti-absorption resonance with an unique asymmetry which only depends on the ratio ω₀/ω₁ between the adsorbate vibrational frequency ω₀ and ω₁ = v_F/δ where v_F is the Fermi velocity and δ = c/ω_p the skin depth. The theory is in very good agreement with the IRAS measurements of Hirschmugl et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 65 (1990) 480] for CO on Cu(100) and in qualitative agreement with the measurements of Lin et al. [Phys. Rev. B 48 (1993) 2791] for CO on Ni(100).     

高温下正十五烷的拉曼光谱研究

文章在金刚石压腔下研究了正十五烷从室温到350℃的拉曼光谱特征.结果表明:随着温度的升高,体系压力也在不断增大;CH3,CH2对称和反对称伸缩振动同时受到温度和压力的影响,但2种作用相反.由于压力效应大于温度效应,随温度压力的增大CH3,CH2对称和反对称伸缩振动的拉曼位移均向高频方向移动,说明C-H键键能在增大.另外,由于新物质的生成导致过强荧光产生而无法测出正十五烷的拉曼光谱,而且过强荧光出现的时间早晚与温度和压力有一定的关系.     

用代数哈米顿量研究CH3C1分子的振动谱

我们提出一种描述XH3分子的伸缩和弯曲振动的U(2)代数哈米顿量,其中包括了伸缩和弯曲振动的费米共振耦合;用它来拟合CH3Cl分子的实验数据,结果表明有较少参数的代数模型算得的偏差比其它模型算得的偏差要小.     

用代数哈米顿量研究CH_3Cl分子的振动谱(英文)

我们提出一种描述XH3分子的伸缩和弯曲振动的U(2)代数哈米顿量,其中包括了伸缩和弯曲振动的费米共振耦合,用它来拟合CH3Cl分子的实验数据,结果表明有较少参数的代数模型算得的偏差比其它模型算得的偏差要小.     

Coherent coupling between vibrational modes of C-H bonds at different positions studied by femtosecond time-resolved coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering

We performed femtosecond time-resolved coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering(fs-CARS) measurements on liquid toluene and PVK film.For both samples,we selectively excited the CH stretching vibrational modes and observed the expected quantum beat signals.The frequency of the well-defined beats is in good agreement with the energy difference between the two simultaneously excited modes,which demonstrates that a coherent coupling between the vibrational modes of the C-H chemical bonds exists at the different positions of the molecules.The dephasing times of the excited modes are obtained simultaneously.     

Determination of the anion O-3 geometry by Franck-Condon simulations of its photoelectron spectrum

A theoretical method to calculate multidimensional Franck-Condon factors including Duschinsky effects is described and used to simulate the photoelectron spectroscopy of the anion O-3. Geometry optimization and harmonic vibrational frequency calculations have been performed on the (X～)1A1 state of O3 and (X～)2B1 state of O-3. Franck-Condon analyses and spectral simulation were carried out on the first photoelectron band of O-3. The theoretical spectrum obtained by employing CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2d,p) values are in excellent agreement with the observed one. In addition, the equilibrium geometry parameters, re(OO)= 0.135 5±0.000 5 nm and θe(O-O-O) =114.5±0.5°, of the (X～)2B1 state of O-3, are derived by employing an iterative Franck-Condon analysis procedure in the spectral simulation.     

Coherent coupling between vibrational modes of Cben H bonds at different positions studied by femtosecond time-resolved coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering

We performed femtosecond time-resolved coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (fs-CARS) measurements on liquid toluene and PVK film. For both samples, we selectively excited the CH stretching vibrational modes and observed the expected quantum beat signals. The frequency of the well-defined beats is in good agreement with the energy difference between the two simultaneously excited modes, which demonstrates that a coherent coupling between the vibrational modes of the C-H chemical bonds exists at the different positions of the molecules. The dephasing times of the excited modes are obtained simultaneously.     

An FTIR study of the bonding of methoxy on Ni(100): effects of coadsorbed sulfur, carbon monoxide and hydrogen

The vibrational spectra of CH₃O_(a), CD₃O_(a), CDH₂O_(a) and CD₂HO_(a) on Ni(100) are analyzed and interpreted in terms of resonances between fundamental modes and either combinations or overtones. Analysis of the symmetry of the modes observed suggests that methoxy binds normal to the surface with C_s symmetry, at least at low coverages. Two distinct vibrational bands emerge in the vibrational spectrum of methoxy in the v(CO) region as the coverage increases which are attributed to bonding in four-fold hollow sites and bridging sites. These bands exhibit blue shifts of about 25 cm⁻¹ with increasing coverage up to the saturation coverage. The vibrational bands in the v(CH) region appear concomitantly at all coverages and shift down 12 cm⁻¹ as the coverage is increased. These shifts are attributed to changes in the metal-oxygen bond which are reflected in changes in the strength of the C---O and C---H bonds. Affects on the bonding also appear to occur with the coadsorption of hydrogen or CO with methoxy. Coadsorption of 0.36 ML hydrogen with 0.04 ML methoxy induces blue shifts of 15 and 7 cm⁻¹ for the v(CO) bands at 949 and 984 cm⁻¹, respectively. Adsorbing 0.43 ML of CO with 0.04 ML methoxy (and 0.04 ML hydrogen) causes a red shift of 20 and 12 cm⁻¹ for these bands. A drastic drop in mode intensities for methoxy when CO is coadsorbed suggests that the methoxy tilts away from the surface normal. Pre-adsorbing sulfur on the Ni(100) surface reduces the amount of methoxy formed from methanol, but the v(CO) methoxy bands are unshifted in frequencies relative to their position for the same methoxy coverage on the clean surface.     

Adsorbate induced changes of Debye-Waller factors

The scattering of a molecular beam by a solid surface is sensitive to the vibrational properties of the surface which are changed by the presence of adsorbed molecules. In particular light adsorbates with discrete localized vibrational modes lead to discrete structures in the energy distribution of scattered particles and corresponding structures in the intensities of specular scattering as measured by the Debye-Waller factor. We investigate the dependence of the Debye-Waller factor on various parameters characterizing the adsorbate as well as the scattered particle. It turns out that the intensity of discrete structures in the Debye-Waller factor usually is small. Only in a very restricted range of parameter values one may be able to find observable effects.     

Torsional Splittings in Small-Amplitude Vibrational Fundamental States of Methanol-Type Molecules

Group-theoretical methods are used to show that inverted torsional splittings in fundamental levels of small-amplitude vibrations of methanol-like molecules can be parameterized and understood in terms of the energy level patterns induced when a pair of high-barrier torsionally split components of given v(t) and (t)A+(t)E symmetry species in the molecular symmetry group G(6) is allowed to interact with small-amplitude vibrational modes of symmetry (v)E. Such doubly degenerate (v)E vibrational modes arise rather naturally in G(6) (isomorphic with the point-group C(3v)) for those methyl-group vibrations in point-group-C(s) asymmetric tops such as CH(3)-CHO that are analogs of the degenerate methyl-group stretch, bend, and rocking vibrations in point-group-C(3v) symmetric tops such as CH(3)-C identical withC-H. The present group-theoretical treatment is somewhat different from, but (as a comparison of model parameters shows) still fundamentally similar to, the recent local mode explanation of inverted torsional splittings in the C-H stretching fundamental region in methanol. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Theory of light rectification in scanning tunneling microscopy in the presence of an adsorbed molecule

We consider the problem of the rectified current induced by laser radiation in the STM junction when the tip is placed above a small molecule like CO or NO. This is calculated assuming a simple tight-binding model for the tunneling junction including the adsorbate and using nonequilibrium Green's functions techniques. The coupling between tunneling electrons and the molecule vibrational modes is taken into account by a local electron-phonon interaction term. In a second step we estimate the excitation rate of the molecule vibrations for a given laser power. This value is then used to obtain the relative change in the rectified current when the laser is in resonance with a molecule vibration. For a moderate laser power of 2 kW/cm² a relative change of 1 to 3% is predicted.     

Effect of side by side interactions on the thermodynamic properties of adsorbed CO molecules on the Ni(111) surface: a cluster model study

The effect of electrostatic interactions on vibrational frequencies and thermodynamic properties of CO adsorbate on the Ni(111) surface is calculated by taking the first and second nearest-neighbour interactions into account. In order to obtain reasonable results, the cluster model of various surface adsorption sites with CO adsorbate is partially optimized, using Density Functional Theory and also the MP2 method for the hcp site. Comparison between DFT and MP2 results shows that DFT results are more reliable for this system. The stretching and bending frequencies of CO adsorbate are calculated using both Partial Hessian Analysis and Cluster–Adsorbate Coupling methods. Stretching and bending frequencies are both shifted by the side by side interactions. The coupling of surface phonons and adsorbate vibrations reduces the side effects. The largest side effects on the vibrational internal energy, isochoric heat capacity, entropy and total Helmholtz free energy of adsorbed CO molecule calculated using the CAC method are found for 0.5 ML coverage. The results of the CAC method are better, but the PHA method can be used as a simple upper bound estimation. The adsorptive phase acts as an intelligent material in such a way that it changes its configuration in order to reduce the side effects.     

激光烧蚀Al等离子体与甲醇团簇反应中(CH3OH)nCH3O-的形成

激光烧蚀一分子束(LA-MB)法是研究金属离子与分子团簇反应的有效方法.在气相条件下,用飞行时间质谱观测到激光烧蚀Al等离子体与脉冲分子束超声膨胀产生的甲醇团簇碰撞反应生成的(CH30H)nCH3O-(n=3～23)团簇负离子.实验发现,此序列的团簇负离子主要生成于烧蚀激光作用于脉冲分子束的后段,(CH3OH)3CH3O-离子强度始终远远大于其后的离子,并且这些离子随尺寸大小的分布变化平缓.结合量化计算,在133LYP/6-31G(d)水平上得到(CH3OH)nCH3O-(n=1～4)的可能几何构形,并推断(CH3OH)3CH3O-为-幻数结构.     

Pressure dependence of the radial breathing mode of carbon nanotubes: the effect of fluid adsorption

The pressure dependence of shifts in the vibrational modes of individual carbon nanotubes is strongly affected by the nature of the pressure transmitting medium as a result of adsorption at the nanotube surface. The adsorbate is treated as an elastic shell which couples with the radial breathing mode (RBM) of the nanotube via van der Waal interactions. Using analytical methods as well as molecular simulation, we observe a low frequency breathing mode for the adsorbed fluid at approximately 50 cm-1, as well as diameter dependent upshifts in the RBM frequency with pressure, suggesting metallic nanotubes may wet more than semiconducting ones.     

镎氧化物分子结构和光谱的理论研究

运用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法,优化了NpO,NpO_2,NpO_3和Np_2O_3分子的几何构型,分析了电子从Np到O的转移情况。结果表明:NpO,NpO_2,NpO_3和Np_2O_3的自旋多重度分别为6,2,2和9,对称性分别为C_(∞v),D_(∞h),C_(2v)和D_(3h)时相应分子处于稳定结构;对所有分子而言,分子能级在-50 eV左右的态主要由Np-6s轨道形成,在-20 eV附近的态主要由Np-6p和O-2s轨道混合组成,而大于-11 eV的态主要由Np-5f和O-2p轨道混合组成。同时,根据相关计算给出了分子基态结构的振动频率和光谱数据,并对红外光谱最大峰值的振动模式进行了指认。