title: Study of the dynamics of surface molecules by time-resolved sum-frequency generation spectroscopy.
abstract: Sum-frequency generation (SFG) is a nonlinear laser-spectroscopy technique suitable for analysis of adsorbed molecules. The sub-monolayer sensitivity of SFG spectroscopy enables vibrational spectra to be obtained with high specificity for a variety of molecules on a range of surfaces, including metals, oxides, and semiconductors. The use of ultra-short laser pulses on time-scales of picoseconds also makes time-resolved measurements possible; this can reveal ultrafast transient changes in molecular arrangements. This article reviews recent time-resolved SFG spectroscopy studies revealing site-hopping of adsorbed CO on metal surfaces and the dynamics of energy relaxation at water/metal interfaces.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuda, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan. jkubota@res.titech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Domen