Published February 15, 1991 | Version v1
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Image potential for an electron near an impenetrable surface

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
  • 2. Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6123 (USA)

Description

A self-energy formalism is used to determine the quantal image potential for an electron near an impenetrable solid surface. The electron is considered to be in a Coulombic potential outside a repulsive wall. The complete, orthonormal basis set of wave functions for an electron in such a model potential is employed in the calculation of the image potential

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
4002-4006
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22056782
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
DISPERSION RELATIONS; ELECTRONS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SELF-ENERGY; SOLIDS; SURFACE POTENTIAL
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MECHANICS; POTENTIALS; QUASI PARTICLES