Rainer D. Beck

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rainer.beck@epfl.ch +41 21 69 33037 http://ggsd.epfl.ch/

Unité: SCGC-ENS

EPFL SB ISIC LCPM
CH G1 491 (Bâtiment CH)
Station 6
CH-1015 Lausanne

+41 21 69 33037
Site web: http://lcpm.epfl.ch
Unité: LCPM
Local: CH G1 491

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Mission

In our laboratory, we study the elementary steps of chemical reactions between gas-phase molecules and solid surfaces such as the chemisorption of methane on a nickel catalyst. We use molecular beams and laser radiation to probe the reaction process at a molecular level by performing quantum state resolved reactivity measurements. The results of these experiments provide stringent tests for theoretical models of gas-surface chemistry which is of importance for many industrial and technological processes.

Biography

Professor titulaire EPFL, 2006
Privat Docent EPFL, 1997
Habilitation and venia legendi, Universität Karlsruhe, 1996
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Oregon State University, 1990
Degree in Physics, Universität Stuttgart, 1985

Teaching

I teach General Chemistry for first semester students in physics and mechanical engineering.

Publications

Surface Dynamics Group publications

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H. Chadwick; A. Gutiérrez-González; R. D. Beck; G.-J. Kroes : Transferability of the SRP32-vdW specific reaction parameter functional to CHD3 dissociation on Pt(110)-(2 × 1); The Journal of Chemical Physics. 2019-03-25. DOI : 10.1063/1.5081005.

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H. J. Chadwick; A. Gutiérrez González; D. Migliorini; R. D. Beck; G.-J. Kroes : Incident Angle Dependence of CHD3 Dissociation on the Stepped Pt(211) Surface; Journal Physical Chemistry C. 2018-08-16. DOI : 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b05887.

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A. Gutiérrez González; F. F. Crim; R. D. Beck : Bond selective dissociation of methane (CH3D) on the steps and terraces of Pt(211); Journal of Chemical Physics. 2018-08-16. DOI : 10.1063/1.5041349.

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J. Werdecker; M. E. van Reijzen; B.-J. Chen; R. D. Beck : Vibrational Energy Redistribution in a Gas-Surface Encounter: State-to-State Scattering of CH4 from Ni(111); Physical Review Letters. 2018-01-31. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.053402.

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J. Werdecker / R. D. Beck; A. Wodtke (Dir.) : Vibrationally and Rotationally Inelastic Scattering of Methane from Ni(111). Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8563.

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H. Chadwick; H. Guo; A. Gutiérrez González; J. P. Menzel; B. Jackson et al. : Methane dissociation on the steps and terraces of Pt(211) resolved by quantum state and impact site; Journal of Chemical Physics. 2018. DOI : 10.1063/1.5008567.

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D. Migliorini; H. Chadwick; F. Nattino; A. Gutieŕrez-Gonzaĺez; E. Dombrowski et al. : Surface Reaction Barriometry: Methane Dissociation on Flat and Stepped Transition-Metal Surfaces; Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2017. DOI : 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01905.

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H. Chadwick; R. D. Beck : Quantum State–Resolved Studies of Chemisorption Reactions; Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 2017. DOI : 10.1146/annurev-physchem-052516-044910.

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A. C. Luntz; R. D. Beck : Dynamics of methane dissociation on transition metals; Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A. 2017. DOI : 10.1116/1.4980145.

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P. M. Hundt; M. E. van Reijzen; R. D. Beck; H. Guo; B. Jackson : Quantum-state-resolved reactivity of overtone excited CH4 on Ni(111): Comparing experiment and theory; Journal of Chemical Physics. 2017. DOI : 10.1063/1.4975025.

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M. E. van Reijzen / R. D. Beck (Dir.) : State-to-state scattering of CH₄ from Ni(111) and Gr/Ni(111). Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7385.

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H. J. Chadwick; A. Gutiérrez-Gonzalez; R. D. Beck : Quantum state resolved molecular beam reflectivity measurements: CH4 dissociation on Pt(111); Journal of Chemical Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1063/1.4966921.

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H. J. Chadwick; R. D. Beck : Quantum state resolved gas–surface reaction dynamics experiments: a tutorial review; Chemical Society Reviews. 2016. DOI : 10.1039/C5CS00476D.

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H. Ueta; L. Chen; R. D. Beck : State-Resolved Methane Dissociation on Pt(111) Studied by Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy; Journal of the surface science society of Japan. 2015.

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P. M. Hundt; H. Ueta; M. E. Van Reijzen; B. Jiang; H. Gou et al. : Bond-Selective and Mode-Specific Dissociation of CH3D and CH2D2 on Pt(111); Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b07949.

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L. Chen; H. Ueta; H. J. Chadwick; R. D. Beck : The Negligible Role of C-H Stretch Excitation in the Physisorption of CH4 on Pt(111); Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/jp5064897.

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P. M. Hundt; M. E. Van Reijzen; H. Ueta; R. D. Beck : Vibrational Activation of Methane Chemisorption: The Role of Symmetry; Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2014. DOI : 10.1021/jz500728d.

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P. M. Hundt; B. Jiang; V. Reijzen; M. Eduard; H. Guo et al. : Vibrationally Promoted Dissociation of Water on Ni(111); Science. 2014. DOI : 10.1126/science.1251277.

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F. Nattino; H. Ueta; H. J. Chadwick; V. Reijzen; M. Eduard et al. : Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Calculations versus Quantum-State- Resolved Experiments on CHD3 + Pt(111): New Insights into a Prototypical Gas−Surface Reaction; Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2014. DOI : 10.1021/jz500233n.

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H. J. Chadwick; P. M. Hundt; V. Reijzen; M. Eduard; B. L. Yoder et al. : Quantum state specific reactant preparation in a molecular beam by rapid adiabatic passage; Journal of Chemical Physics. 2014. DOI : 10.1063/1.4861054.

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P. M. Hundt / R. D. Beck (Dir.) : Quantum-state resolved gas/surface reaction dynamics of water and methane. Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6061.

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H. Ueta; L. Chen; R. D. Beck; I. Colon-Diaz; B. Jackson : Quantum state-resolved CH4 dissociation on Pt(111): coverage dependent barrier heights from experiment and density functional theory; Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2013. DOI : 10.1039/c3cp52244j.

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L. Chen; H. Ueta; R. Bisson; R. D. Beck : “Quantum state-resolved gas/surface reaction dynamics probed by reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy”; Review of Scientific Instruments. 2013. DOI : 10.1063/1.4803933.

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R. D. Beck; A. L. Utz : Quantum-State Resolved Gas/Surface Dynamics Experiments; Dynamics of Gas-Surface Interactions: Atomic-level Understanding of Scattering Processes at Surfaces; Springer, 2013. p. 179-212.

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P. M. Hundt; R. Bisson; R. D. Beck : The sticking probability of D2O-water on ice: Isotope effects and the inﬂuence of vibrational excitation; Journal of Chemical Physics. 2012. DOI : 10.1063/1.4742914.

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L. Chen / R. D. Beck (Dir.) : Vibrationally Bond-Selective Chemisorption of Methane Isotopologues on Pt(111) Studied by Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy. Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5452.

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L. Chen; H. Ueta; R. Bisson; R. D. Beck : Vibrationally bond-selected chemisorption of methane isotopologues on Pt(111) studied by reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy; Faraday Discussions- Royal Society of Chemistry. 2012. DOI : 10.1039/C2FD20007D.

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B. Yoder; R. Bisson; P. M. Hundt; R. D. Beck : Alignment dependent chemisorption of vibrationally excited CH4(3) on Ni(100), Ni(110), and Ni(111); Journal of Chemical Physics. 2011. DOI : 10.1063/1.3665136.

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R. Bisson; M. Sacchi; R. D. Beck : Mode-specific reactivity of CH4 on Pt(110)-(1×2): The concerted role of stretch and bend excitation; Physical Review -Series B-. 2010. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.121404.

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B. Yoder; R. Bisson; R. D. Beck : Steric Effects in the Chemisorption of Vibrationally Excited Methane on Ni(100); Science. 2010. DOI : 10.1126/science.1191751.

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B. Yoder / R. D. Beck (Dir.) : Steric Effects in the Chemisorption of Vibrationally Excited Methane on Nickel. Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4784.

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R. Bisson; M. Sacchi; R. D. Beck : State-resolved reactivity of CH4 on Pt(110)-(1 x 2): The role of surface orientation and impact site; Journal of Chemical Physics. 2010. DOI : 10.1063/1.3328885.

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R. Bisson; T. T. Dang; M. Sacchi; R. D. Beck : Vibrational Activation in Direct and Precursor-Mediated Chemisorption of SiH4 on Si(100); Journal of Chemical Physics. 2008. DOI : 10.1063/1.2976563.

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M. Sacchi / R. D. Beck (Dir.) : The effect of molecular vibrations and surface structure on the chemisorption of methane on platinum. Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4170.

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R. Bisson; M. Sacchi; T. T. Dang; B. Yoder; P. Maroni et al. : State-Resolved Reactivity of CH4(2ν3) on Pt(111) and Ni(111): Effects of Barrier Height and Transition State Location; Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2007. DOI : 10.1021/jp076082w.

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R. Bisson; T. T. Dang; M. Sacchi; R. D. Beck : Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of jet-cooled silane isotopologues in the Si-H stretch overtone region; Journal of Chemical Physics. 2007.

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T. T. Dang / R. D. Beck (Dir.) : Quantum state-resolved studies of direct and precursor-mediated dissociative chemisorption of silane on Si(100). Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3946.

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P. Maroni; D. Papageorgopoulos; A. Ruf; R. D. Beck; T. R. Rizzo : Efficient Stimulated Raman Pumping for Quantum-State Resolved Surface Reactivity Measurements; Review of Scientific Instruments. 2006. DOI : 10.1063/1.2200876.

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A. Kamariotis; O. V. Boyarkin; S. R. Mercier; R. D. Beck; M. F. Bush et al. : Infrared spectroscopy of hydrated amino acids in the gas phase: protonated and lithiated valine; Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2006. DOI : 10.1021/ja056079v.

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P. Maroni; D. C. Papageorgopoulos; M. Sacchi; T. T. Dang; R. D. Beck et al. : State-resolved gas-surface reactivity of methane in the symmetric C-H stretch vibration on Ni(100); Physical Review Letters. 2005. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.246104.

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P. Maroni / R. D. Beck (Dir.) : Bond- and mode-specific reactivity of methane on Ni(100). Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3335.

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R. D. Beck; T. Rizzo : Quantum state resolved studies of gas/surface reaction dynamics; CHIMIA. 2004.

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R. D. Beck; P. Maroni; D. Papageorgopoulos; T. Dang; M. Schmid et al. : Vibrational mode-specific reaction of methane on a nickel surface; Science. 2003. DOI : 10.1126/science.1088996.

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M. Schmid; P. Maroni; R. D. Beck; T. Rizzo : Molecular-beam/surface-science apparatus for state-resolved chemisorption studies using pulsed-laser preparation; Review of Scientific Instruments. 2003.

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M. Schmid; P. Maroni; R. D. Beck; T. Rizzo : Surface reactivity of highly vibrationally excited molecules prepared by pulsed laser excitation: CH4 (2 nu(3)) on Ni(100); JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS. 2002. DOI : 10.1063/1.1519860.

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F. Reiche; B. Abel; R. D. Beck; T. Rizzo : Double-resonance overtone photofragment spectroscopy of trans-HONO. II. State- and time-resolved dissociation and OH-product state distributions; Journal of Chemical Physics. 2002. DOI : 10.1063/1.1471236.

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F. Reiche; B. Abel; R. D. Beck; T. R. Rizzo : Double-resonance overtone photofragment spectroscopy of trans-HONO. I. Spectroscopy and intramolecular dynamics; JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS. 2000. DOI : 10.1063/1.481502.

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Enseignement & Phd

Enseignement

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,

Programmes doctoraux

Doctoral Program in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Program in Photonics
Doctoral Program in Physics

Doctorants

Chen Bo-Jung
Geweke Jan Daniel
Gutiérrez González Ana
Vejayan Harmina

A dirigé les thèses de

Chen Li ...
Dang Thanh Tung ...
Hundt Phil Morten ...
Maroni Plinio ...
Sacchi Marco ...
Werdecker Jörn ...
Yoder Bruce ...
van Reijzen Maarten Eduard ...