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Surface‐Aligned Femtochemistry: Real‐Time Dynamics of Photoinduced I 2 Formation from CD 3 I on MgO(100)
Author(s) -
Vaida Mihai E.,
Bernhardt Thorsten M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200900920
Subject(s) - femtochemistry , chemistry , chemical physics , femtosecond , nanotechnology , materials science , physics , optics , laser
Ultrafast view on surface chemistry: Methyl iodide molecules geometrically aligned through adsorption on an insulating magnesia surface form molecular iodine upon excitation by a UV laser pulse. Femtosecond time‐resolved studies (see figure, Tof=time of flight) of the very first steps of the bimolecular encounter reveal the surprisingly complex dynamics of this model‐type surface reaction.