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Article: Quantum size effects on the work function of metallic thin film nanostructures

TitleQuantum size effects on the work function of metallic thin film nanostructures
Authors
KeywordsPb
Quantum well states
STM
Issue Date2010
PublisherNational Academy of Sciences. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pnas.org
Citation
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 2010, v. 107 n. 29, p. 12761-12765 How to Cite?
AbstractIn this paper, we present the direct observation of quantum size effects (QSE) on the work function in ultrathin Pb films. By using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, we show that the very existence of quantum well states (QWS) in these ultrathin films profoundly affects the measured tunneling decay constant κ, resulting in a very rich phenomenon of "quantum oscillations" in κ as a function of thickness, L, and bias voltage, Vs. More specifically, we find that the phase of the quantum oscillations in κ vs. L depends sensitively upon the bias voltage, which often results in a total phase reversal at different biases. On the other hand, at very low sample bias (|Vs| < 0.03 V) the measurement of κ vs. L accurately reflects the quantum size effect on the work function. In particular, the minima in the quantum oscillations of κ vs. L occur at the locations where QWS cross the Fermi energy, thus directly unraveling the QSE on the work function in ultrathin films, which was predicted more than three decades ago. This further clarifies several contradictions regarding the relationship between the QWS locations and the work function.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/125270
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2023 Impact Factor: 9.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.737
PubMed Central ID
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
NSFDMR-0906025
CMMI-0928664
Welch FoundationF-1672
Texas Advanced Research Program003658-0037-2007
DOEDE-FG02-97ER45632
Funding Information:

This work was supported by NSF Grant DMR-0906025, CMMI-0928664, Welch Foundation F-1672, and Texas Advanced Research Program 003658-0037-2007. M.-Y.C. acknowledges support by DOE Grant DE-FG02-97ER45632.

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dc.contributor.authorQin, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYao, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNiu, Qen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChou, MYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorShih, CKen_HK
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dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationProceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 2010, v. 107 n. 29, p. 12761-12765en_HK
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dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we present the direct observation of quantum size effects (QSE) on the work function in ultrathin Pb films. By using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, we show that the very existence of quantum well states (QWS) in these ultrathin films profoundly affects the measured tunneling decay constant κ, resulting in a very rich phenomenon of "quantum oscillations" in κ as a function of thickness, L, and bias voltage, Vs. More specifically, we find that the phase of the quantum oscillations in κ vs. L depends sensitively upon the bias voltage, which often results in a total phase reversal at different biases. On the other hand, at very low sample bias (|Vs| < 0.03 V) the measurement of κ vs. L accurately reflects the quantum size effect on the work function. In particular, the minima in the quantum oscillations of κ vs. L occur at the locations where QWS cross the Fermi energy, thus directly unraveling the QSE on the work function in ultrathin films, which was predicted more than three decades ago. This further clarifies several contradictions regarding the relationship between the QWS locations and the work function.en_HK
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dc.subjectPben_HK
dc.subjectQuantum well statesen_HK
dc.subjectSTMen_HK
dc.titleQuantum size effects on the work function of metallic thin film nanostructuresen_HK
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