Coverage-dependent frequency for Li-atom vibrations on Cu(111).

A combined He - atom scattering and theoretical study of the low energy vibrations of physisorbed monolayers of Xe on Cu ( 111 ) and Cu ( 001 )

A combined He-atom scattering and theoretical study of the low energy vibrations of physisorbed monolayers of Xe on Cu(111) and Cu(001) Abstract The surface phonon dispersion curves of commensurate Xe monolayers on Cu(111) and incommensurate Xe monolayers on Cu(001) surfaces have been measured using He atom scattering (HAS) time of flight (TOF) spectroscopy. The TOF spectra are interpreted by c...

Collisional line shapes for low frequency vibrations of adsorbates on a metal surface.

The dynamics of atoms or molecules adsorbed on a metal surface, and excited by collisions with an atomic beam, are treated within a theory that includes energy dissipation into lattice vibrations by means of a frequency and temperature dependent friction function. The theory provides dynamic structure factors for energy transfer derived from collisional time correlation functions. It describes ...

Bromine atom diffusion on stepped and kinked copper surfaces

The rates of Br atom diffusion on several single crystalline Cu surfaces have been studied because of the potential impact of Br diffusion on the selectivity of alkyl bromide surface chemistry on Cu. Density functional theory (DFT) has been used to study the diffusion of isolated bromine atoms on a flat Cu surface, Cu(111), two Cu surfaces with straight steps, Cu(221) and Cu(533), and two kinke...

N-Heterocyclic carbenes on close-packed coinage metal surfaces: bis-carbene metal adatom bonding scheme of monolayer films on Au, Ag and Cu† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Consecutive STM of single layer Cu(IMe)2 on Cu(111), atom density on the reconstructed Au(111), and further results from the DFT calculations. See DOI: 10.1039/c7sc03777e

Hydrogen-bonded assembly of methanol on Cu(111).

Investigation of methanol's surface chemistry on metals is a crucial step towards understanding the reactivity of this important chemical feedstock. Cu is a relevant metal for methanol synthesis and reforming, but due to the weak interaction of methanol with Cu, an atomic scale view of methanol's coverage-dependent ordering and self-assembly on Cu(111), the most abundant facet of most nanoparti...