Dynamics of molecule-surface reactions (2013-2014)

uSis code: 
4333DYMOL
Course category: 
core course within research area
Programme: 
MSc Chemistry
EC: 
6
Level: 
500
Course language: 
English
Block: 
III
Block: 
IV


This course addresses results of experiments and dynamics calculations on reactive and non-reactive scattering of molecules from metal surfaces, based on recent papers from the scientific literature. Where possible, theory is confronted with experiment, and vice versa. Subjects include: experiments and calculations providing evidence of non-adiabatic effects in molecule-surface scattering, reactions of radicals with metal surfaces, the effects of phonons on molecule-surface reactions, the effect of the collision energy and the initial rovibrational state of the reacting molecule on the dissociative chemisorption of a diatomic molecule (H2) and of a polyatomic molecule (CH4), the effect of "alignment" and "orientation" on the dissociative chemisorpton of diatomic molecules ((H2 and NO).

Remarks: 

Biennial course scheduled for 2013-2014. This course replaces the usual biennial DST course presented by Kroes.