Born Oppenheimer Dynamics Near Metal Surfaces
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2009-09-07 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We discuss the usefulness of Born-Oppenheimer potential surfaces for nuclear dynamics for molecules strongly coupled to metal surfaces. A simple model demonstrating the construction of such surface for a molecular junction is discussed.
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@article{arxiv.0909.0915,
title = {Born Oppenheimer Dynamics Near Metal Surfaces},
author = {Michael Galperin and Abraham Nitzan and Mark A. Ratner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.0915},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 2 figures