A Mechanism of Photo-Induced Desorption of Oxygen Atoms From MgO Nano-Crystals
In a series of recent experimental and theoretical papers we reported the results of our studies of photo-induced hyper-thermal halogen atom desorption from alkali halide surfaces. There we demonstrated that the yield, electronic state and velocity distributions of desorbed atoms can be controlled by carefully choosing parameters of photo-irradiation such as laser photon energy and pulse power [ ]. To achieve laser control over desorption process one must have clear understanding of possible desorption mechanisms and parameters responsible for their selective excitation. For alkali halides, as it has been shown through a combination of theory and experiment, such selectively is observed if the laser energy is tuned to preferentially excite surface excitons. If similar mechanisms could be demonstrated for a wider variety of materials, this approach could become a new method for controlling surface processes and hence modifying surface structures on an atomic scale. In this paper we report the first experimental observation of the hyper-thermal oxygen atom emission from an of MgO nano-clusters and thin films using frequency selected laser pulses oxide surface and investigate theoretically the mechanisms of this process. On this way we demonstrate a new concept that can be applied to studying surface reactions and desorption of binary oxides.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 859977
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-44755; SUSCAS; 4792; KC0301020; TRN: US0504838
- Journal Information:
- Surface Science, 593(1-3):210-220, Vol. 593, Issue 1-3; ISSN 0039-6028
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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