Temperature Effect on Transport, Charging, and Binding of Low-Energy Electrons Interacting with Amorphous Solid Water Films
Temperature Effect on Transport, Charging, and Binding of Low-Energy Electrons Interacting with Amorphous Solid Water Films
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温度对低能电子与非晶固体水膜相互作用的传输、充电和结合的影响
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b01674
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
M. Asscher
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作者:
Roey Sagi;M. Akerman;S. Ramakrishnan;M. Asscher
The charging of solid molecular films grown on grains is an important phenomenon observed in astrochemical processes that take place in interstellar space and is relevant in high altitude environmental physics and chemistry. In this work, we present the temperature dependence study of both the conductivity and the capacitance of amorphous solid water (ASW) films (hundreds of monolayers thick) deposited on a Ru(0001) substrate. These layers subsequently interact with low-energy electrons (5 eV) in the temperature range of 50–120 K under ultra high vacuum (UHV) conditions. The charging of the ASW films was measured via contact potential difference (CPD) detection utilizing an in situ Kelvin probe and found to be sensitive to the substrate temperature during film growth, to the substrate temperature during electron irradiation, and to the film thickness. Internal electric fields exceeding 108 V/m are developed. It is shown that solid water conducts and stores electrons with “memory” of the film’s thermal his...