Dynamics of the spin transition in the adsorption of hydrogen atoms on metals
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2004

The time-dependent, mean-field Newns-Anderson model is solved in the wide-band limit. Equations for the time-evolution of the occupation of the spin-dependent adsorbate levels and for the rate of non-adiabatic energy transfer from adsorbate to substrate are derived. Numerical solutions are obtained in the region of space close to the transition point between spin-polarised and non-polarised ground states, for model parameters that correspond to an H-atom incident on the Cu(111) surface. Away from the spin transition the non-adiabatic energy transfer is in close agreement with the nearly-adiabatic limit. Near the transition, non-adiabatic effects are large and the nearly-adiabatic approximation fails.

Författare

D. M. Bird

University of Bath

Mats Persson

Chalmers, Teknisk fysik, Material- och ytteori

J. R. Trail

University of Cambridge

S. Holloway

University of Liverpool

Surface Science

Vol. 566-568 1-3 part 2 761-766

Ämneskategorier

Fysik

DOI

10.1016/j.susc.2004.06.009

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