Dissociative electron attachment of CH3Br on GaAs(110) by thermalized photoexcited substrate electrons

Abstract
By using kinetic‐energy‐resolved measurement of adsorbate fragmentation, we observe an electron‐transfer reaction from the conduction band minimum of a semiconductor surface to a molecular adsorbate. Bond cleavage in the molecular system, CH3Br on GaAs(110), occurs through a mechanism analogous to gas‐phase dissociative electron attachment.