W. Akemann et A. Otto, VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIES OF C2H4 AND C2H6 ADSORBED ON POTASSIUM, INDIUM, AND NOBLE-METAL FILMS, Langmuir, 11(4), 1995, pp. 1196-1200
Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was applied to determine th
e vibrational frequencies of C2H4 and C2H6 adsorbed to cryocondensed m
etal films of potassium, indium, copper, silver, and gold at 40 K unde
r ultrahigh vacuum conditions. In the case of indium and noble metals,
downshifted (E) and unshifted (N) frequency bands with respect to the
band position in condensed C2H4 Or C2H6 films are resolved. The nu(E)
C-H stretch frequencies are downshifted by 10-30 cm(-1) for C2H4 and
C2H6 commonly. C2H4 exhibits additional mode softening of the nu(E) C-
C stretch and the delta(E) CH2 scissor vibrations on noble metal surfa
ces, but not on indium, yielding pi sigma-parameters for the E-species
of 0.1 (Ag), 0.2 (Cu), and 0.25 (Au). On potassium C2H4 reacts and is
at least partially cleaved, whereas C2H6 is stable and forms a physis
orbed layer featuring N-frequencies exclusively.