Photoemission from Quantum-Well States in Ultrathin Xe crystals

T. Schmitz-Hübsch, K. Oster, J. Radnik, and K. Wandelt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2595 – Published 27 March 1995
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Abstract

We show for the first time the existence of quantum-well states in insulator (rare gas) layers as seen in angle-resolved Xe(5p) uv (He I) photoelectron spectra of up to ten adsorbed Xe layers on a Pt(100) substrate. The number of states correlates with the number of Xe layers in the thin homogeneous Xe crystal (beyond the first, strongly polarized adlayer). In a pure initial state tight-binding model the quantum-well states are related to bulk-band states with quantized normal momentum k. The binding energies derived from the model are in good agreement with the experiment.

  • Received 17 June 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.2595

©1995 American Physical Society

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T. Schmitz-Hübsch, K. Oster, J. Radnik, and K. Wandelt

  • Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie der Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 12, 53115 Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany

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Vol. 74, Iss. 13 — 27 March 1995

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