R.J. Waltman, H. Zhang, et al.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tribology Division, TRIB
The gas-phase photochemistry and photophysics of the metal carbonyls and the group 12 metal dialkyls is reviewed. Mechanisms of single-photon dissociation and multiphoton dissociation are discussed. The mechanisms of metal atom formation are emphasized, particularly as they pertain to laser techniques for photochemical deposition of metal films.