PEEM study of work function changes in Cu, Au and Pd metal surfaces with surface acoustic wave propagation
PEEM study of work function changes in Cu, Au and Pd metal surfaces with surface acoustic wave propagation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.susc.2006.03.047
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发表时间:
2006-07-01
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1.9
通讯作者:
Inoue, Yasunobu
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作者:
Nishiyama, Hiroshi;Inoue, Yasunobu
The effects of surface acoustic wave (SAW) on the work function of Cu, An and Pd metal surfaces with different surface structures were studied by photoelectron emission microscopy (PEEM). SAW propagation produced bright PEEM images for Cu, An and Pd metal surfaces consisting of high-index planes and step sites, whereas it yielded dark images for the metals exposing low-index planes, indicating that the SAW enhanced photoemission from rough metal surfaces containing coordinatively-unsaturated metal atoms and lowered that from densely packed smooth metal surfaces. Changes in the PEEM images with SAW-on and SAW-off were reversible and were associated with decreases and increases in the work function of the metal surfaces, respectively. The SAW caused periodic and vertical lattice displacement, and it was demonstrated that large lattice displacement was responsible for work function changes from coincidence between the patterns of photoemission and lattice displacement. A mechanism for work function changes is proposed on the basis of effects on the spatial structures and electronic properties of metal surfaces. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights deserved.