QUANTIZATION OF ELECTRON-STATES IN ULTRATHIN XENON LAYERS

被引:24
作者
PANIAGO, R [1 ]
MATZDORF, R [1 ]
MEISTER, G [1 ]
GOLDMANN, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GH KASSEL,FACHBEREICH PHYS,D-34132 KASSEL,GERMANY
关键词
ANGLE-RESOLVED PHOTOEMISSION; INTERFACE STATES; LOW-INDEX SINGLE-CRYSTAL SURFACES; METAL-INSULATOR INTERFACES; NOBLE GASES; QUANTUM EFFECTS; QUANTUM WELLS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(94)00740-3
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Physisorbed Xe was grown at temperatures T less than or equal to 55 K in a layer-by-layer mode on Ag(111) and Cu(100). High-resolution normal-emission photoelectron spectra from the Xe 5p valence levels show clear evidence for a quantization of the electron states, depending on the layer thickness. Their energies and their numbers can be explained within a very simple potential well model. We have also determined values for the electron mean free path in solid xenon from the attenuation of core level photoemission intensities.
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