State of the conduction electrons and the work function of a metal

1994 ◽  
Vol 164 (4) ◽  
pp. 375 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.V. Vasil'ev ◽  
M.I. Kaganov ◽  
V.L. Lyuboshits
Keyword(s):  
Work Function ◽  
Conduction Electrons

State of the conduction electrons and the work function of a metal

1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
B V Vasil'ev ◽  
Moisei I Kaganov ◽  
V L Lyuboshits
Keyword(s):  
Work Function ◽  
Conduction Electrons

scholarly journals Электростатическая природа размерных зависимостей адсорбционных свойств нанопленок иттербия, выращиваемых на поверхности кремния: система CO-Yb-Si(111)

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1416 ◽  
Author(s):  
М.А. Митцев ◽  
М.В. Кузьмин
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Size Effect ◽  
Work Function ◽  
Adsorption Isotherms ◽  
Electrostatic Interaction ◽  
Adsorbed Molecules ◽  
Conduction Electrons ◽  
Adsorption Of Co ◽  
Adsorbed Co

AbstractThe adsorption of CO molecules onto ytterbium nanofilms with their thickness varying from 1 to 16 monolayers is studied. The dependences of the number of adsorbed CO molecules (adsorption isotherms) and the work function of ytterbium films on the dose of carbon monoxide are examined. It is demonstrated that both the number of adsorbed molecules and the work function depend (under equal conditions) on the nanofilm thickness; in other words, a size effect is revealed. It is found that this size effect is induced by the electrostatic interaction between the conduction electrons of ytterbium and the electrons localized on the nanofilm surface, which establish bonding between the surface and CO molecules. This interaction depends on the film thickness and limits the number of CO molecules that may be adsorbed onto the surface of a film with a given thickness.

Surface reactions observed by photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM)

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 286-287
Author(s):  
H.H. Rotermund
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Work Function ◽  
Chemical Reactions ◽  
Reaction Diffusion ◽  
Dynamic Processes ◽  
Clean Surface ◽  
Crystal Surfaces ◽  
Single Crystal Surfaces ◽  
Photoemission Electron

Chemical reactions at a surface will in most cases show a measurable influence on the work function of the clean surface. This change of the work function δφ can be used to image the local distributions of the investigated reaction,.if one of the reacting partners is adsorbed at the surface in form of islands of sufficient size (Δ>0.2μm). These can than be visualized via a photoemission electron microscope (PEEM). Changes of φ as low as 2 meV give already a change in the total intensity of a PEEM picture. To achieve reasonable contrast for an image several 10 meV of δφ are needed. Dynamic processes as surface diffusion of CO or O on single crystal surfaces as well as reaction / diffusion fronts have been observed in real time and space.

Epitaxial ferroelectric thin films

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 572-573
Author(s):  
S. G. Ghonge ◽  
E. Goo ◽  
R. Ramesh ◽  
R. Haakenaasen ◽  
D. K. Fork
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Work Function ◽  
Nonvolatile Memory ◽  
Ferroelectric Properties ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Memory Devices ◽  
Ferroelectric Films ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
Electro Optic ◽  
Wide Range

Microstructure of epitaxial ferroelectric/conductive oxide heterostructures on LaAIO3(LAO) and Si substrates have been studied by conventional and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. The epitaxial films have a wide range of potential applications in areas such as non-volatile memory devices, electro-optic devices and pyroelectric detectors. For applications such as electro-optic devices the films must be single crystal and for applications such as nonvolatile memory devices and pyroelectric devices single crystal films will enhance the performance of the devices. The ferroelectric films studied are Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3(PLZT), PbTiO3(PT), BiTiO3(BT) and Pb0.9La0.1(Zr0.2Ti0.8)0.975O3(PLZT).Electrical contact to ferroelectric films is commonly made with metals such as Pt. Metals generally have a large difference in work function compared to the work function of the ferroelectric oxides. This results in a Schottky barrier at the interface and the interfacial space charge is believed to responsible for domain pinning and degradation in the ferroelectric properties resulting in phenomenon such as fatigue.

Work Function for Applications

2009 ◽  
Vol 129 (6) ◽  
pp. 1169-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiko Yoshitake ◽  
Shinjiro Yagyu
Keyword(s):  
Work Function

Work function studies of propylene, acetylene, hydrogen and nitrogen chemisorption on molybdenum

1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 2996-3003
Author(s):  
Zdeněk Bastl
Keyword(s):  
Work Function ◽  
Surface Topography ◽  
Surface Coverage ◽  
Dissociative Chemisorption ◽  
Complete Coverage ◽  
Surface Sites ◽  
Function Change ◽  
Work Function Change

The work function changes of vacuum deposited molybdenum films caused by the chemisorption of propylene, acetylene, hydrogen and nitrogen were measured using the Kelvin vibrating capacitor method. During the hydrocarbon chemisorption, the work function increased in a low surface coverage region but decreased at the higher surface coverages. The saturation values of the work function changes corresponding to complete coverage of the surface by chemisorbed propylene and acetylene equal -0.08 eV and -0.42 eV, respectively. The observed dependences of the work function change on surface coverage are interpreted by the dissociative chemisorption of hydrocarbons on a limited number of surface sites which are simultaneously the sites of preferred adsorption. The extent of dissociation decreases in the adsorption with the increasing surface coverage. The results of the study of the work function changes induced by the hydrogen and nitrogen chemisorption enabled to draw several conclusions on the surface topography of the used films.

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