Fingerprints for spin-selection rules in the interaction dynamics of O2 at Al(111)

Details Fingerprints for spin-selection rules in the interaction dynamics of O2 at Al(111) Fingerprints for spin-selection rules in the interaction dynamics of O2 at Al(111)

2008-07-22

arxiv.org/abs/0807.3557v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

4 pages including 3 figures; related publications can be found at http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/th/th.html

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.096104

We performed mixed quantum-classical molecular dynamics simulations based on first-principles potential-energy surfaces to demonstrate that the scattering of a beam of singlet O2 molecules at Al(111) will enable an unambiguous assessment of the role of spin-selection rules for the adsorption dynamics. At thermal energies we predict a sticking probability that is substantially less than unity, with the repelled molecules exhibiting characteristic kinetic, vibrational and rotational signatures arising from the non-adiabatic spin transition.

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