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Generalized Ramsauer-Townsend resonance in angle-resolved photoemission extended fine-structure oscillations

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)

We observe a resonance in the scattering amplitude for S(1s) photoelectrons from Ni atoms and interpret this resonance as a dip in the Ni atom partial cross section for electron scattering related to the Ramsauer-Townsend effect. This generalized Ramsauer-Townsend effect occurs at a particular energy and angle rather than in the total elastic cross section. We show that the resonance energy is sensitive to curved-wave corrections and, after including multiple-scattering effects, we derive the S: Ni bond length in c(2 x 2)S/Ni(100) from the angle-resolved photoemission extended fine-structure oscillations arising from the scattering of S(1s) photoelectrons off of nearest-neighbor Ni atoms in the presence of the generalized Ramsauer-Townsend resonance. We find this bond length to be 2.20 +- 0.03 A corresponding to a S-Ni interplanar distance (d/sub perpendicular/) of 1.32 +- 0.04 A.

Research Organization:
Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6811054
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 35:3; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English