Enabling covariational reasoning in Einstein’s formula for photoelectric effect

Abstract The use of a scanning probe microscope (SPM), such as a conductive atomic force microscope (C-AFM) has been widely reported as a method of failure analysis in nanometer scale science and technology [1-6]. A beam bounce technique is usually used to enable the probe head to measure extremely small movements of the cantilever as it is moved across the surface of the sample. However, the laser beam used for a beam bounce also gives rise to the photoelectric effect while we are measuring the electrical characteristics of a device, such as a pn junction. In this paper, the photocurrent for a device caused by photon illumination was quantitatively evaluated. In addition, this paper also presents an example of an application of the C-AFM as a tool for the failure analysis of trap defects by taking advantage of the photoelectric effect.

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Attosecond intra-valence band dynamics and resonant-photoemission delays in W(110)

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/s41467-021-23650-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

S. Heinrich ◽

T. Saule ◽

M. Högner ◽

Y. Cui ◽

V. S. Yakovlev ◽

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Keyword(s):

Valence Band ◽

Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽

Electronic Band Structure ◽

Photoelectric Effect ◽

Final State ◽

Electronic Band ◽

Time Resolved ◽

Resonant Photoemission ◽

Pulse Trains ◽

Electron Correlation Effects

AbstractTime-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy with attosecond precision provides new insights into the photoelectric effect and gives information about the timing of photoemission from different electronic states within the electronic band structure of solids. Electron transport, scattering phenomena and electron-electron correlation effects can be observed on attosecond time scales by timing photoemission from valence band states against that from core states. However, accessing intraband effects was so far particularly challenging due to the simultaneous requirements on energy, momentum and time resolution. Here we report on an experiment utilizing intracavity generated attosecond pulse trains to meet these demands at high flux and high photon energies to measure intraband delays between sp- and d-band states in the valence band photoemission from tungsten and investigate final-state effects in resonant photoemission.

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Teaching the photoelectric effect inductively

Physics Education ◽

10.1088/0031-9120/48/1/35 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 35-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Andrzej Sokolowski

Keyword(s):

Photoelectric Effect

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Toward Understanding Student Conceptions of the Photoelectric Effect

10.1063/1.1807260 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Charles J. De Leone

Keyword(s):

Photoelectric Effect ◽

Student Conceptions

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GENERATION OF ULTRASHORT ELECTRON BUNCHES IN NANOSTRUCTURES BY FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSES

International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems ◽

10.1142/s012915640700476x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 17 (03) ◽

pp. 571-576

Author(s):

A. GLADUN ◽

V. LEIMAN ◽

A. ARSENIN ◽

O. MANNOUN ◽

V. TARAKANOV

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Laser Radiation ◽

Femtosecond Laser ◽

Electric Field ◽

Surface Plasmon ◽

Laser Pulses ◽

Photoelectric Effect ◽

Femtosecond Laser Pulses ◽

Electron Bunches ◽

Internal Photoelectric Effect

We present numerical investigation of anomalous internal photoelectric effect which is realized in thin film (< 100 nm) structures by surface plasmon (SP) excitation and its interaction with primary laser radiation. SP electric field gain and electron temperature in the SP field have been calculated.

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