Quantemol modelling tools are suitable for modelling both diatomic and polyatomic electron-molecule interactions. These have a wide range of industry applications, notable examples of which are:
- The etching of semiconductor materials utilises molecules that do not react with silicon surfaces unless they are subjected to electronic collisions. – These produce highly reactive radicals and ions in the low-temperature plasmas used in plasma etching and in plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition.
- In industry, CO2 lasers require electron impact excitation of vibrational and rotational states of the CO2 and N2 to lase (Demaria 1979); hence an accurate knowledge of the relevant cross-sections is necessary for modelling and optimisation of the laser system.
- In material science, electron scattering is used to probe the structure of materials such as molecular crystals (Dorset 1996).
- Electrons in radioactive and chemical waste are responsible for much of the chemistry that determines how these chemicals age and change.
- Electron collisions create the reactive molecular fragments in the plasma devices which are used to destroy undesirable compounds or remediate NOx in combustion exhaust.
- Evaluation of electron-molecule collision is of considerable environmental importance.
