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Title: Recommended values of clean metal surface work functions

Abstract

A critical review of the experimental literature for measurements of the work functions of clean metal surfaces of single-crystals is presented. The tables presented include all results found for low-index crystal faces except cases that were known to be contaminated surfaces. These results are used to construct a recommended value of the work function for each surface examined, along with an uncertainty estimate for that value. The uncertainties are based in part on the error distribution for all measured work functions in the literature, which is included here. The metals included in this review are silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), gold (Au), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), iridium (Ir), molybdenum (Mo), niobium (Nb), nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), tantalum (Ta), and tungsten (W)

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Department of Physics, Loyola University Maryland, 4501 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21210 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22479660
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. A, Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 33; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: (c) 2015 American Vacuum Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0734-2101
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ALUMINIUM; COPPER; GOLD; IRIDIUM; IRON; MOLYBDENUM; MONOCRYSTALS; NICKEL; NIOBIUM; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RHODIUM; RUTHENIUM; SILVER; SURFACES; TANTALUM; TUNGSTEN; WORK FUNCTIONS

Citation Formats

Derry, Gregory N., E-mail: gderry@loyola.edu, Kern, Megan E., and Worth, Eli H. Recommended values of clean metal surface work functions. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1116/1.4934685.
Derry, Gregory N., E-mail: gderry@loyola.edu, Kern, Megan E., & Worth, Eli H. Recommended values of clean metal surface work functions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4934685
Derry, Gregory N., E-mail: gderry@loyola.edu, Kern, Megan E., and Worth, Eli H. 2015. "Recommended values of clean metal surface work functions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4934685.
@article{osti_22479660,
title = {Recommended values of clean metal surface work functions},
author = {Derry, Gregory N., E-mail: gderry@loyola.edu and Kern, Megan E. and Worth, Eli H.},
abstractNote = {A critical review of the experimental literature for measurements of the work functions of clean metal surfaces of single-crystals is presented. The tables presented include all results found for low-index crystal faces except cases that were known to be contaminated surfaces. These results are used to construct a recommended value of the work function for each surface examined, along with an uncertainty estimate for that value. The uncertainties are based in part on the error distribution for all measured work functions in the literature, which is included here. The metals included in this review are silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), gold (Au), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), iridium (Ir), molybdenum (Mo), niobium (Nb), nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), tantalum (Ta), and tungsten (W)},
doi = {10.1116/1.4934685},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22479660}, journal = {Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. A, Vacuum, Surfaces and Films},
issn = {0734-2101},
number = 6,
volume = 33,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}