Electronic Damping of Adsorbate Vibrations on Metal Surfaces
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- 30 August 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 49 (9) , 662-665
Abstract
First-principles calculations of the vibrational lifetime of atomic and molecular hydrogen adsorbed on metal surfaces due to excitation of electron-hole pairs in the substrate are reported. The calculated electronic contribution to the vibrational linewidth compares favorably with experimental observations. A correlation is demonstrated between enhanced damping rate and the passage of an adsorbate-induced resonance through the Fermi level.Keywords
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