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Title: Velocity map imaging of inelastic and elastic low energy electron scattering in organic nanoparticles

Abstract

Electron transport is of fundamental importance and has application in a variety of fields. Different scattering mechanisms affect electron transport in the condensed phase; hence, it is important to comprehensively understand these mechanisms and their scattering cross sections to predict electron transport properties. Whereas electron transport is well understood for high kinetic energy (KE) electrons, there is a discrepancy in the experimental and theoretical values for the Inelastic Mean Free Path (IMFP) in the low KE regime. In this work, velocity map imaging soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is applied to unsupported organic nanoparticles (squalene) to extract experimental values of inelastic and elastic mean free paths (EMFPs). The obtained data are used to calculate corresponding scattering cross sections. The data demonstrate a decrease in the IMFP and increase in the EMFP with increasing electron KE between 10 and 50 eV.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
OSTI Identifier:
1564077
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1592793
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 151; Journal Issue: 18; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Kostko, Oleg, Jacobs, Michael I., Xu, Bo, Wilson, Kevin R., and Ahmed, Musahid. Velocity map imaging of inelastic and elastic low energy electron scattering in organic nanoparticles. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1063/1.5126343.
Kostko, Oleg, Jacobs, Michael I., Xu, Bo, Wilson, Kevin R., & Ahmed, Musahid. Velocity map imaging of inelastic and elastic low energy electron scattering in organic nanoparticles. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5126343
Kostko, Oleg, Jacobs, Michael I., Xu, Bo, Wilson, Kevin R., and Ahmed, Musahid. Wed . "Velocity map imaging of inelastic and elastic low energy electron scattering in organic nanoparticles". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5126343. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1564077.
@article{osti_1564077,
title = {Velocity map imaging of inelastic and elastic low energy electron scattering in organic nanoparticles},
author = {Kostko, Oleg and Jacobs, Michael I. and Xu, Bo and Wilson, Kevin R. and Ahmed, Musahid},
abstractNote = {Electron transport is of fundamental importance and has application in a variety of fields. Different scattering mechanisms affect electron transport in the condensed phase; hence, it is important to comprehensively understand these mechanisms and their scattering cross sections to predict electron transport properties. Whereas electron transport is well understood for high kinetic energy (KE) electrons, there is a discrepancy in the experimental and theoretical values for the Inelastic Mean Free Path (IMFP) in the low KE regime. In this work, velocity map imaging soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is applied to unsupported organic nanoparticles (squalene) to extract experimental values of inelastic and elastic mean free paths (EMFPs). The obtained data are used to calculate corresponding scattering cross sections. The data demonstrate a decrease in the IMFP and increase in the EMFP with increasing electron KE between 10 and 50 eV.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5126343},
journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
number = 18,
volume = 151,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Wed Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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