Physics – Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
2011-07-22
Physics
Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
The system of CH$_3$I adsorbed on submonolayer, monolayer and multilayer thin films of D$_2$O on Cu(110) has been studied by measuring the time-of-flight (TOF) distributions of the desorbing CH$_3$ fragments after photodissociation using linearly polarized $\lambda$=248nm light. For multilayer D$_2$O films (1--120ML), the photodissociation is dominated by neutral photodissociation via the "A-band" absorption of CH$_3$I. The polarization and angle dependent variation in the observed TOF spectra of the CH$_3$ photofragments find that dissociation is largely via the $^3Q_0$ excited state, but that also a contribution via the $^1Q_1$ excitation can be identified. The photodissociation results also indicate that the CH$_3$I adsorbed on D$_2$O forms close-packed islands at submonolayer coverages, with a mixture of C--I bond axis orientations. For submonolayer quantities of D$_2$O we have observed a contribution to CH$_3$I photodissociation via dissociative electron attachment (DEA) by photoelectrons. The observed DEA is consistent with delocalized photoelectrons from the substrate causing the observed dissociation-- we do not find evidence for a DEA mechanism via the temporary solvation of photoelectrons in localized states of the D$_2$O ice.
Jensen E. T.
Miller Roger E.
Muirhead G. D.
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