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Physics, Applied","Materials Science, Coatings & Films
Synchrotron infrared studies Of adsorbates on surfaces offer the possi
bility of probing low-frequency vibrational modes and dynamics at high
resolution (1 cm-1, 125 mueV). Extensive experiments have been perfor
med for ordered submonolayers of CO on low index Cu surfaces [(square-
root 3 X square-root 3)R30-degrees CO/Cu(111), c(2X2) CO/Cu(100) and (
1X2) CO/Cu(110)], in the 100-2500 cm-1 (approximately 12.5-312.5 meV)
range. These are the first IR experiments to directly probe the adsorb
ate-substrate vibrations for this system. In addition, however, severa
l surprising features are observed including the dipole-forbidden hind
ered rotation and an unexpected broadband absorption. Two theories hav
e been motivated by this work, and will be compared to our experimenta
l results. The first theory is a cluster calculation by Tully, Gomez,
and Head-Gordon, which takes into account the breakdown of the Born-Op
penheimer approximation and predicts lifetimes and frequencies of the
vibrational modes for CO/Cu(100). Another Drude-based theory, proposed
by Persson, considers the coupling of the conduction electron current
to the vibrations of the adsorbates, accounting for the observation o
f both the broadband absorption and dipole-forbidden peak.