Surface plasmon enhanced photochemistry: Mo(CO)6–Al–quartz
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 97 (9) , 7015-7016
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.463211
Abstract
We demonstrate that surface plasmon oscillations excited at an adsorbate covered metal–vacuum interface can effectively couple to the electronic system of the adsorbed molecule. Using p‐polarized light (hν=3.5 eV) incident at the surface plasmon resonant angle in Kretschmann’s attenuated‐total‐reflection (ATR) configuration, we observe a strong enhancement of the photodissociation rate of Mo(CO)6 from a 180 Å Al film, evaporated on a quartz prism in UHV.Keywords
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