Improved lifetime of a high spin polarization superlattice photocathode
Abstract
Negative Electron Affinity (NEA) activated surfaces are required to extract highly spin-polarized electron beams from GaAs-based photocathodes, but they suffer extreme sensitivity to poor vacuum conditions that results in rapid degradation of quantum efficiency. We report on a series of unconventional NEA activations on surfaces of bulk GaAs with Cs, Sb, and O2 using different methods of oxygen exposure for optimizing photocathode performance. Additionally, one order of magnitude improvement in lifetime with respect to the standard Cs–O2 activation is achieved without significant loss of electron spin polarization and quantum efficiency by codepositing Cs, Sb, and O2. A strained GaAs/GaAsP superlattice sample activated with the codeposition method demonstrated similar enhancement in lifetime near the photoemission threshold while maintaining 90% spin polarization.
- Authors:
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- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). Cornell Lab. for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1803572
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1605951
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0019122; PHY-1549132
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 127; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Physics; Photoexcitations; Electron beams; Codeposition; Superlattices; Photoelectric effect; Quantum efficiency; Spintronics; Photocathodes; Potential energy barrier
Citation Formats
Bae, Jai Kwan, Galdi, Alice, Cultrera, Luca, Ikponmwen, Frank, Maxson, Jared, and Bazarov, Ivan. Improved lifetime of a high spin polarization superlattice photocathode. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.5139674.
Bae, Jai Kwan, Galdi, Alice, Cultrera, Luca, Ikponmwen, Frank, Maxson, Jared, & Bazarov, Ivan. Improved lifetime of a high spin polarization superlattice photocathode. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5139674
Bae, Jai Kwan, Galdi, Alice, Cultrera, Luca, Ikponmwen, Frank, Maxson, Jared, and Bazarov, Ivan. Tue .
"Improved lifetime of a high spin polarization superlattice photocathode". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5139674. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1803572.
@article{osti_1803572,
title = {Improved lifetime of a high spin polarization superlattice photocathode},
author = {Bae, Jai Kwan and Galdi, Alice and Cultrera, Luca and Ikponmwen, Frank and Maxson, Jared and Bazarov, Ivan},
abstractNote = {Negative Electron Affinity (NEA) activated surfaces are required to extract highly spin-polarized electron beams from GaAs-based photocathodes, but they suffer extreme sensitivity to poor vacuum conditions that results in rapid degradation of quantum efficiency. We report on a series of unconventional NEA activations on surfaces of bulk GaAs with Cs, Sb, and O2 using different methods of oxygen exposure for optimizing photocathode performance. Additionally, one order of magnitude improvement in lifetime with respect to the standard Cs–O2 activation is achieved without significant loss of electron spin polarization and quantum efficiency by codepositing Cs, Sb, and O2. A strained GaAs/GaAsP superlattice sample activated with the codeposition method demonstrated similar enhancement in lifetime near the photoemission threshold while maintaining 90% spin polarization.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5139674},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 12,
volume = 127,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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