Reactive scattering of O− in organic films at subionization collision energies

Bass, A. D. ; Parenteau, L. ; Huels, M. A. ; Sanche, L.

College Park, Md. : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1998
ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Anion desorption stimulated by the impact of 0–20 eV electrons on O2/hydrocarbon mixed films is reported. It is shown that part of the H−, OH−, CH−, and CH2〈sup ARRANGE="STAGGER"〉− desorption yields from O2/hydrocarbon films is the result of reactive scattering of O− fragments produced via dissociative electron attachment (DEA) in the alkane and alkene thin films. These results support the interpretation that the DEA O− react with the hydrocarbon molecules to form a transient molecular anion complex which, in addition to autodetachment, may decay by dissociation into various anion and neutral fragments, and thus cause chemical modification of the solid. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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