STM LIGHT-EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY OF AU FILM

被引:29
作者
USHIODA, S
UEHARA, Y
KUWAHARA, M
机构
[1] Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai
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10.1016/0169-4332(92)90458-A
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have measured the STM light emission (STM-LE) spectra of a Au film evaporated on a prism-coupler surface. The STM was placed in an ultrahigh-vacuum chamber and the spectra were measured both on the tip side and through the prism. The prism-side emission has a single narrow peak whose position moves with the emission angle. This emission is definitely due to surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) at the Au/vacuum interface. The tip-side emission spectrum contains three peaks between 1.5 and 1.9 eV. Their origin cannot be determined experimentally, although they are believed to arise from localized surface plasmons (LSP). The STM-LE spectra are extremely sensitive to the surface conditions of the tip and the sample.
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