Surface-enhanced Raman spectra of ethane adsorbed on silver
Alimardonov E. A., Gass A. N., Kapusta O. I., Klimin S. A.
Surface-enhanced Raman spectrum of ethane molecules adsorbed on cold-deposited silver films in an extremely high vacuum is detected for the first time. Three types of ethane adsorption are observed. The adsorbed ethane undergoes a photostimulated conversion to ethylene in the case of slight filling of the surface by the adsorbate and a catalytic conversion in the case of intense filling of the surface by the adsorbate.