The Interaction of UV-Laser Radiation with Metal and Semiconductor Surfaces

Abstract

This report describes progress in a program to understand the fundamentals of UV laser interactions with solid surfaces. In the first, using the previously developed optical probes, we have made the first measurements of the surface photo- dissociation cross section, its yield, its wavelength dependence, and its dependence on surface conditions for two important metal- alkyl precursors. Second, we have successfully initiated a substantial new program in UV-laser photoemission for surface probing. This work has included establishing a new, tunable, two-photon photoemission apparatus including UHV chamber with an electron detection system,demonstration of a new technique to probe buried interfaces, the use of high-resolution, two-photon spectroscopy to probe surface-condition-dependent changes via image states, and the observation of space-charge-limited effects on surface photoionization spectroscopy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253510

Entities

People

  • Richard M. Osgood, Jr.

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Dissociation
  • Electron Emission
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Measurement
  • Photoexcitation
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Physics
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Surface Properties
  • Ultraviolet Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster