| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S98016/01 |
| Title: |
Ultrafast Dynamics at Interfaces |
| Principal Investigator: |
Meech, Professor S |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of East Anglia |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
24 September 2004 |
Ends: |
23 June 2008 |
Value (£): |
368,278
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Analytical Science |
Gas & Solution Phase Reactions |
| Surfaces & Interfaces |
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Understanding chemistry at the interface is the key to understanding many of the most important process in molecular, materials and life sciences. A few examples include electrochemical cells, heterogeneous catalysis, lubrication, membrane transport, solar cells, etc.. Dramatic progress has been made in the past 10 years in attaining a molecular or microscopic view of chemistry in the bulk condensed phase. This has been driven by the remarkable progress in ultrafast spectroscopy, and the theoretical developments and computer simulations it has stimulated. In the program below we propose a challenging series of experiments which will, for the first time, permit the observation of ultrafast molecular dynamics at the interface in real time. This represents the first step in developing a molecular level view of chemistry at the interface.To achieve our objectives we will construct a sub 20 fs pulsed laser source, which we show to be the one best suited to this study of surface dynamics. We will then develop novel ultrafast ultrasensitive, optically heterodyned, experiments, designed to observe femtosecond dynamics at the interface. This unique spectrometer will then be applied to study electronic, vibrational and reaction dynamics at a range of model liquid - vapour and metal - liquid (including electrochemical) interfaces.
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