Abstract:
The adsorption and reaction of 1,3-cyclohexadiene with the Ge(100)-(2×1) surface are investigated. The possibility of a surface Diels-Alder reaction ([4+2] cycloaddition), as well as a [2+2] cycloaddition reaction are explored. The surface reactions are followed by ultraviolet photoelectron and high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopies. The vibrational spectroscopy results are compared with theoretically predicted frequencies for each of the possible surface reactions.

Addresses:
^aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
^bNSF Science and Technology Center for the Synthesis, Growth, and Analysis of Electronic Materials, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA

Publisher:
Elsevier Science