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The satellite observed at binding energy of 12-13 eV below the Fermi level in the high-T c oxide superconductors La 2-xSr xCuO 4 and YBa 2Cu 3O 7-δ is viewed as originating from a state with two holes bound at the same Cu site. As in the case of Ni metal
An analysis of spin-polarized electron-energy-loss experiments in Fe is described which (1) identifies the contribution of d-electron Stoner excitations, the usual type of Stoner excitation, (2) suggests that free-electron-like Stoner excitations are more
A new general formula is proposed for determining electron inelastic mean free paths (IMFP's) for 200-2000 eV electrons in solids. The new formula is based on separate IMFP calculations of 27 elements and 4 compounds using an algorithm due to Penn. This
The inelastic electron mean free path as a function of energy is calculated for Cu, Ag, Au, and Al. The calculations are based on a model dielectric function ε(q,w), which is obtained from a modification of the statistical approximation. In this approach ε
An analysis of spin-polarized electron-energy-loss experiments in Fe is described which suggests that (1) free-electron-like Stoner excitations are far more probable than the usual type and (2) exchange events involving relatively large energy losses are
Methods have recently developed to probe the Stoner excitation spectrum which has not been amenable to study by neutron diffraction. The experiments have utilized energy loss spectroscopy combined with spin polarization of the incident electron beam or
A general expression is presented for the Coulomb interaction between two test charges in the presence of an interface. The cases of planar and spherical geometry are considered. The potential is given for the two test particles outside, inside, or on
Robert A. Dragoset, R Young, Howard P. Layer, S Mielczarek, E C. Teague, Robert Celotta
The technique of scanning tunneling microscopy has been applied to topographic mapping of two optical surfaces: a ruled grating replica and a diamond-turned gold mirror. We have demonstrated the ability of the scanning tunneling microscope to measure
We show that the spin polarization of the secondary electrons, P(E), yields useful information about the electron-electron interaction. The ration of majority to minority spin lifetimes is related to the measured values of P(E) by τ {uarr}(E)/τ {darr} (E =
It has been assumed that the optical properties of small spheres can be understood by means of a Drude dielectric function that incorporates a boundary scattering rate 1 / τ s~=v F / R, where vF is the Fermi velocity and R is the sphere radius. An
In analogy to the case of optical absorption, it is shown that inclusion of non-local surface effects results in a very large contribution to the energy loss of fast electrons scattered by a sphere. The scattering is found to be predominantly in the
B B. Pate, B Waclawski, P M. Stefan, C Binns, T Ohta, M H. Hecht, P J. Jupiter, M L. Shek, Daniel T. Pierce, Nils Swanson, Robert Celotta, I. Lindau, W E. Spicer
A new method is developed to calculate the photoabsorption and photoyield of small spheres. Numerical results are presented for the case of free-electron spheres for photon energies below the plasmon energies. It is found that the excitation of electron
B Waclawski, Daniel T. Pierce, Nils Swanson, Robert Celotta
Low-energy, high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy has been used to identify the vibrational modes of hydrogen on the semiconducting diamond surface providing the first direct evidence that the (111) 1X1 surface is terminated by hydrogen. The
We present a dispersion relation formulation of the open-line amplitude for the x-ray edge problem within the contact potential model. Using both multiple-scattering and determinant techniques, we find that to a very good approximation the many-body
Polarized-low-energy-electron-diffraction (PLEED) measurements on W(001) are reported for incidence conditions close to the (01) beam threshold [energies 2
Calculations of the photoabsorption and photyield of small metal spheres are reported for photon energies below the plasmon energy. It is found that the excitation of electron-hole paris due to the presence of the surface results in (1) enhancements in the
A calculation of the Hall voltage is presented within a model of a finite two-dimensional inversion layer. An explicit form for the electric field is obtained and this is found to have a power-law singularity in the corners of the inversion layer. This