Surface Studies with Lasers: Proceedings of the International Conference, Mauterndorf, Austria, March 9–11, 1983 (Springer Series in Chemical Physics, 33)

The physics and chemistry of surfaces is becoming more and more important as an exciting field of basic research as well as in devices and technology. The diagnoses and the conditioning of surfaces and studies of molecular interac­ tions with surfaces have made large advancements by using laser techniques. With its divisional meeting 1983 the Quantum Electronics Division of the European Physical Society tried to set up a forum where the latest ideas and achievements could be presented and discussed. The wide range of topics (gen­ eral surface spectroscopy, surface-enhanced optical processes, laser surface spectroscopy, laser-induced processes at surfaces) was deliberately chosen to provide an opportunity for specialists from one field to get acquainted with the techniques and results from others. This meeting took place in Mauterndorf, Austria, from March 9th to March 11th, 1983. Mauterndorf is a small village in the Austrian Alps, situated in a well-known skiing area. The conference was held in a medieval castle adapt­ ed as a conference center. These stimulating surroundings guaranteed a vivid exchange of ideas among the 98 participants from 17 nations. Among the numerous people engaged in the organization, our special thanks go to Mrs. I. Mandl and Mrs. B. Seeberg for doing a superb job in implementing the meeting arrangements and efficiently prompting the authors to deliver their manuscripts for this volume in time. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Overview of Vibrational Spectroscopy of Adsorbed Atoms and Molecules....Pages 2-13 Molecular Vibrations at Surfaces....Pages 14-23 Electronically Excited States of Adsorbates on Metal Surfaces....Pages 24-34 Front Matter....Pages 35-35 Normal (Unenhanced) Raman Scattering from Pyridine Adsorbed on the Low-Index Faces of Silver....Pages 36-38 Evidence of “SERS Active Sites” of Atomic Scale....Pages 39-40 The Charge Transfer Contribution to Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering....Pages 41-49 Contributions of Charge Transfer Complexes and Photochemical Effects to SERS at a Silver Electrode....Pages 50-54 SER Scattering by Metal Colloids....Pages 55-63 SERS Detected Adsorption of Guanine on Small Particles of Colloidal Silver....Pages 64-71 Surface Enhanced Optical Processes....Pages 72-78 Nonlinear Optical Detection of Adsorbed Monolayers....Pages 79-85 Distance Dependence of Surface Enhanced Luminescence....Pages 86-89 Picosecond Fluorescence Decay of Dye Molecules Adsorbed to Small Metal Particles....Pages 90-93 Electromagnetic Resonances and Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Effects....Pages 94-96 Enhanced Raman Scattering from a Dielectric Sphere....Pages 97-100 Enhanced Raman Scattering from a Periodic Monolayer of Dielectric Spheres....Pages 101-104 Effect of Hydrodynamic Dispersion of the Metal on Surface Plasmons and Surface Enhanced Phenomena in Spherical Geometries....Pages 105-108 Front Matter....Pages 109-109 Surface Studies by Infrared Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy....Pages 110-114 Catalytic Oxidation of NH 3 on a Polycrystalline Pt Surface Studied by Laser Induced Fluorescence....Pages 115-120 Water Oxidation Processes at n-PtS 2 and n-RuS 2 -Semiconductor Surfaces Studied with ns-Pulse Lasers....Pages 121-125 Front Matter....Pages 109-109 Persistent Spectral Hole Burning of Selectively Laser-Excited, Adsorbed Dyes and Their Interactions with Surfaces....Pages 126-127 Measurement of Weak Optical Absorption at Surfaces Using Lateral Waves....Pages 128-130 Fermi Level Pinning on Clean and Covered GaAs (110) Surfaces Studied by Electric-Field Induced Raman Scattering....Pages 131-134 Brillouin Scattering Study of Surface Magnons in Single Crystal Iron Films Epitaxially Grown on GaAs....Pages 135-139 Influence of Surface Morphology on Photoelectrochemistry of Silicon Arsenide....Pages 140-142 Scattering of NO Molecules from Surfaces....Pages 143-154 Front Matter....Pages 155-155 Molecular Photoion Production Processes Induced by Surface Laser Radiation....Pages 156-170 Laser Photoreactions of Volatile Surface-Adsorbed Molecules....Pages 171-177 Laser Induced Chemical Vapor Deposition....Pages 178-188 Laser Doping of Silicon by the Dissociation of Metal Alkyls....Pages 189-192 Laser Induced Oxidation of Silicon Surfaces....Pages 193-201 Surface Processes in Semiconductors Under Pulsed Laser Excitation....Pages 202-206 Instability of Liquid Metal Surfaces Under Intense Infrared Irradiation....Pages 207-211 Generation of Surface Microstructure in Metals and Semiconductors by Short Pulse CO 2 Lasers....Pages 212-215 Laser Induced Process on Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces....Pages 216-220 Laser-Pulse Induced Field Desorption of Small Molecules....Pages 221-225 Momentum Distribution of Molecules Desorbed by Vibrational Excitation with Laser Infrared....Pages 226-229 Threshold Laser Intensity for Light Induced Surface Desorption....Pages 230-233 Surface Phenomena Induced on Metals by Powerful CO 2 Laser Radiation....Pages 234-236 On Molecular Orientability on a Fine Porous Surface....Pages 237-239 Back Matter....Pages 241-244