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Influence of matrix element effects in determining the density of states from photoemission spectra: Cu-Pd alloy

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742 (Korea, Republic of) Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1120 (United States) Department of Physics, Pohang Institute of Science Technology, Pohang 790-784 (Korea, Republic of)
It is found that a change of the photoionization matrix element with the binding energy in the valence band can cause a substantial discrepancy between the density of states and the photoemission spectrum for [ital d]-band metals and alloys even in the x-ray photoemission spectroscopy regime. This is the main cause of the controversial discrepancy between photoemission spectra and theoretical density of states predicted in the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker coherent-potential approximation for Cu-Pd alloys, rather than the local lattice relaxation around Pd atomic sites.
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-90ER45416
OSTI ID:
6543678
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 70:23; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English