Applications of synchrotron radiation in physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology has now matured from an exotic experimental field into a well-established area of science. The spectroscopy of molecules and molecular adsorbates on surfaces is one area of science, where, in the past, synchrotron-radiation-related studies had made an impact on understanding the ground-state properties as well as the dynamics. With the new high-brightness synchrotron-radiation sources ahead, this will certainly continue to be a field of very active research. This quasi-monograph reviews the current state of the field for both, the active research scientist, and the new graduate student wishing to become acquainted with this field of research.
The reader of this monograph will learn about the application of synchrotron radiation to the study of the ground state and dynamics of molecules and molecular adsorbates on surfaces. This is a comprehensive review of techniques to determine the structure, electronic, and vibrational properties of molecular adsorbates. A summary of the current development of spectroscopic methods with synchrotron radiation is given. It also gives a comprehensive review of the state of the art technique development and current understanding of the ground state structure, electronic structure, and dynamic behavior of small chemisorbed molecules.
Wolfgang Eberhardt
Chemisorption Helium-Atom-Streuung chemistry diffraction electronic structure infrared vibrational spectroscopy materials science molecule photoelectron diffraction spectroscopy structure of adsorbates surface synchroton radiation