Physical Review Letters · 1981 · 51 citations · 18 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsPhysical ChemistrySurface ChemistryChemical BondingMetalsSolid-gas InterfacesSurface AdsorptionSurface EnergeticsSurface PhysicsAdsorbate - Surface InteractionsAdsorption On Metal SurfacesAdsorption On MetalsBondingBonding EnergyCharge-transfer Excited StatesExcited-state ConfigurationsWork Function
It is shown that the substantial bonding-energy and work-function changes associated with inert gases adsorbed on metal surfaces arise from an admixture of polar excited configurations that occurs as the excited-state charge-transfer instability is crossed.
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The adsorption of Xe and CO on Ag(111)
G. McElhiney, H. Papp, J. Pritchard · Surface Science · 1976 · 195 citations