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. 2012 Aug 29;3:597–619. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.3.70

Table 1.

Electron–molecule interaction processes relevant for FEBID according to [3]. Rotational excitations are not explicitly included. Ei: initial kinetic energy of electron, Er: residual kinetic energy of electron after process.

process type

e(Ei) + AB → AB + e(Ei) elastic scattering
e(Ei) + AB → AB(ν) + e(Er) vibrational excitation (VE)
e(Ei) + AB → AB* + e(Er) electronic excitation (EE)
e + AB → A + B dissociative electron attachment (DEA)
e + AB → A + B + e neutral dissociation (ND)
e + AB → A + B+ + 2e dissociative ionization (DI)
e + AB → A + B+ + e bipolar dissociation / ion pair formation (BD)