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Probing Structure, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, and Dynamics on Metal Surfaces by Optical Second Harmonic Generation
Author(s) -
Dai HaiLung
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.199500060
Subject(s) - chemistry , second harmonic generation , kinetics , chemical physics , spectroscopy , sum frequency generation spectroscopy , adsorption , sum frequency generation , metal , dynamics (music) , molecular physics , analytical chemistry (journal) , nanotechnology , optics , nonlinear optics , classical mechanics , materials science , laser , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , chromatography , acoustics
With the intrinsic surface sensitivity, superior frequency and time resolution, and adaptability to all pressure conditions, optical second harmonic generation has proven a versatile and powerful diagnostic tool for surface science studies. Examples are provided in the use of surface second harmonic generation in elucidating the adsorption kinetics and structural transitions of molecular adlayers, detecting surface electronic transitions, and determining transient temperature changes on metal surfaces.