HINDERED ROTATION OF THE PF3 RU(001) SURFACE SYSTEM AS A CLASSICAL GEAR NETWORK/

Authors
KAJI H KAKITANI K YOSHIMORI A
Citation
H. Kaji et al., HINDERED ROTATION OF THE PF3 RU(001) SURFACE SYSTEM AS A CLASSICAL GEAR NETWORK/, Surface science, 382(1-3), 1997, pp. 1-8
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Surface science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396028
Volume
382
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1 - 8
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6028(1997)382:1-3<1:HROTPR>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Rotational motion of PF3 molecules adsorbed on Ru(001) is hindered by other molecules adsorbed on near-neighbor sites. In the limit of very strong hindrance of relation, a neighboring molecule pair is considere d to rotate like gears engaged with each other. The distribution of az imuthal orientation is obtained with the gear network model. The tempe rature and coverage-dependence of the angular distribution agrees qual itatively with the results of ESDIAD measurements. (C) 1997 Elsevier S cience B.V.