ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Results are reported on the 193 nm excitation of trimethylaluminum under collisionless conditions. Time-of-flight mass spectra are monitored at several different excimer laser powers. At relatively low powers, the mass spectra consist solely of masses 27 and 57, presumably the Al+ and Al(CH3)+2 ions. At higher laser powers, however, mass 58 is readily observed, suggesting the presence of a reaction channel involving α-hydrogen elimination to form the AlH(CH3)2 photofragment. This observation is interpreted in the context of recent theoretical calculations by Higashi and Steigerwald [Appl. Phys. Lett. 54, 81 (1989)].
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.102686