Physical Review Letters · 1971 · 53 citations · 21 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMaterials ChemistrySurface ChemistrySurface SciencePlasmonic MaterialsPlasmonicsSurface PhysicsSurface SpectroscopyPlasmonic Thin FilmsSurface ContaminationSurface Plasmon Resonance StudiesSurface Plasmon SpectroscopySurface Plasmonic PropertiesSurface PlasmonsWork FunctionWork Function Determination
Clean vacuum-deposited films of sodium were found to exhibit a work function of approximately 2.75 eV. Modification of the surface-plasmon frequency due to sulfur surface contamination was observed. The new value of the work function was shown to be due to a lack of surface contamination.
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