“On-Surface Photoinduced Reactions with Linearly Polarized Light Lead to Different Products than Thermal Annealing, Implicating Hot Carrier Excitation as Primary Mechanism”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38117979

This study reveals that on-surface photoinduced reactions can be achieved with linearly polarized light and result in different products than thermal annealing, suggesting hot carrier excitation as the primary excitation mechanism.