Vibrational and translational energies have previously been observed to promote reactions at surfaces occurring via dissociative mechanisms. Now, it has been shown that the reaction of CO2 with surface-adsorbed atomic hydrogen—which occurs via an associative (Eley–Rideal-type) mechanism—can be driven by vibrationally exciting CO2.
- Jiamei Quan
- Fahdzi Muttaqien
- Junji Nakamura
