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Determination of the surface-potential barrier of Cu(001) from low-energy-electron-diffraction fine structure
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Determination of the surface-potential barrier of Cu(001) from low-energy-electron-diffraction fine structure

G.J. Hitchen, S.M. Thurgate and P.J. Jennings
Physical Review B, Vol.44(8), pp.3939-3942
1991
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Abstract

The surface-potential barrier shape for the (001) face of copper was determined by an analysis of low-energy-electron-diffraction fine-structure measurements. The fitting of the fine-structure spectra was performed with a precise knowledge of the incident diffraction conditions of the experimental data (incidence angle, azimuthal angle, and contact-potential difference). This precision is necessary to allow a consistent barrier shape to be determined. For three different angles of incidence, it was found that a good match between theoretical and experimental I-V spectra was obtained when the image plane was located 2.5 a.u. from the topmost layer of atoms.

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5 Physics
5.31 Silicon Systems
5.31.871 Silicon Surface Chemistry
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
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