Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
1996-03-05
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
RevTeX, 22 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/0039-6028(96)00070-2
Due to the improvement of computer power and the development of efficient algorithms it is now possible to combine high-dimensional quantum dynamical calculations of the dissociative adsorption of molecular beams with reliable ab-initio potential energy surfaces (PES). In this brief review two recent examples of such studies of the systems H_2/Cu(111), where adsorption is hindered by a noticeable energy barrier, and H_2/Pd(100), where activated as well as non-activated paths to adsorption exist, are presented. The effect of lateral surface corrugations on the sticking probability in the tunneling and the classical regime and the role of additional parallel momentum are discussed in the context of the H_2/Cu(111) results. For the system H_2/Pd(100) it is shown that the initial decrease of the sticking probability with increasing kinetic energy, which is usually attributed to a precursor mechanism, can be explained by dynamical steering. In addition, the influence of rotation on the adsorption and desorption dynamics is examined.
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