Localization of excess electrons in dense polar vapors
Localization of excess electrons in dense polar vapors
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稠密极性蒸汽中多余电子的局域化
DOI:
10.1021/j150661a003
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发表时间:
1984
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P. Krebs
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作者:
P. Krebs
We discuss electron mobilities in dense sub-and supercritical polar vapors (NH3, H20) as a function of vapor densityand temperature. They show a transition from the quasi-freeto the localized electron state. The density where the onset of this transition is observed obeys the Ioffe-Regel rule. It can be demonstrated by a variational method of Luttinger that at this density the formation of orientational fluctuations becomes important for electron localization. Photoemission experiments in order to determine the electron injection level in the vapor show that, dependent on the energy of the incident light, injection of electrons into the polar medium occurs not only into the conduction band but also into preexisting trap states. This additional information allows a qualitative discussion of the electron transport process including the involved electron states. With increasing ammonia vapor density the experimentally observed electron mobility shows an anomalous density dependence around the critical density of the vapor. It is concluded that in this densityrange a further transition occurs: The electron localized in a dense orientational cluster turns into an electron localized in a cavity (solvated electron).