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

Abstract

The first observations of image states on solid surfaces were reported about ten years ago using inverse photoemission and two-photon photoemission (2PPE), and the initial stages in the nonlinear spectroscopy of image states emphasized the measurement of the binding energies of these states as well as their dispersion relations or effective masses. More recently, work in this area has sought to exploit the relative precision of image-state spectroscopy by using their high-resolution two-photon photoemission spectra as a probe of surface conditions as well as the interfacial physics. Simultaneously with this work, the image-state spectroscopy has been developed into a powerful and unique probe of surface/near-surface electronic structures and electron dynamics, enabling new insights into the physics of nanostructured. ARO Support of this program has enabled us to make significant progress in uncovering the physics of low-dimensional electron systems, utilizing the high-resolution angle-resolved 2PPE. Our progress is reported below in four sections.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 04, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300312

Entities

People

  • Richard M. Osgood, Jr.

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Scattering
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Fermi Levels
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectroscopy
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Two Dimensional
  • Ultraviolet Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene