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Unified behavior of alkali core-level binding-energy shifts induced by sp metals

Lundgren, E. LU ; Nyholm, R. LU ; Qvarford, M ; Andersen, J. N. LU ; Heskett, D. and Christensen, S. V. (1997) In Physical Review B (Condensed Matter) 56(19). p.12560-12565
Abstract

Thin overlayers of Na, K. Rb, and Cs on different sp-metal substrates have been investigated using photo-electron spectroscopy. The alkali core levels show clearly resolved binding-energy shifts between the surface layer, the intermediate layer(s), and the interface layer. The magnitude of these shifts depends on sp metal and on alkali metal. The layer-resolved core-level binding-energy shifts are well reproduced by models based on a thermodynamical description. For three-layer alkali films the core-level binding energy of the intermediate layer is found to exhibit a small but significant shift between different sp-metal substrates. A simple relationship between the core-level binding-energy shift for the interface layer and the... (More)

Thin overlayers of Na, K. Rb, and Cs on different sp-metal substrates have been investigated using photo-electron spectroscopy. The alkali core levels show clearly resolved binding-energy shifts between the surface layer, the intermediate layer(s), and the interface layer. The magnitude of these shifts depends on sp metal and on alkali metal. The layer-resolved core-level binding-energy shifts are well reproduced by models based on a thermodynamical description. For three-layer alkali films the core-level binding energy of the intermediate layer is found to exhibit a small but significant shift between different sp-metal substrates. A simple relationship between the core-level binding-energy shift for the interface layer and the difference in rs value between the sp substrate and the adsorbate is shown to exist.

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  author       = {{Lundgren, E. and Nyholm, R. and Qvarford, M and Andersen, J. N. and Heskett, D. and Christensen, S. V.}},
  issn         = {{0163-1829}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{11}},
  number       = {{19}},
  pages        = {{12560--12565}},
  publisher    = {{American Physical Society}},
  series       = {{Physical Review B (Condensed Matter)}},
  title        = {{Unified behavior of alkali core-level binding-energy shifts induced by sp metals}},
  volume       = {{56}},
  year         = {{1997}},
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