Title :
The work function of the crystal faces of metals
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new method for calculating the work function of the crystal faces of elemental metals from first principles, using the uncertainty principle and the concept of a surface 2-D electron gas, is developed. Results for tungsten and aluminum are presented and shown to be in good agreement with experimental values.
Keywords :
two-dimensional electron gas; work function; crystal faces; elemental metals; surface 2D electron gas; uncertainty principle; work function; Aluminum; Atomic measurements; Crystals; Lattices; Tungsten; Uncertainty; 2-D electron gas; crystal face; uncertainty principle; work function;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2012 IEEE Thirteenth International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0188-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0187-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2012.6262150
