Abstract
We demonstrate that surface plasmon oscillations excited at an adsorbate covered metal–vacuum interface can effectively couple to the electronic system of the adsorbed molecule. Using p-polarized light (hν=3.5 eV) incident at the surface plasmon resonant angle in Kretschmann’s attenuated-total-reflection (ATR) configuration, we observe a strong enhancement of the photodissociation rate of Mo(CO)6 from a 180 Å Al film, evaporated on a quartz prism in UHV.
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