Negative electron affinity opens quantum well in MgO layers on Ag(100).

Rebecca Helmreich Andrej Classen Thomas Fauster

Published in: Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal (2021)

Epitaxial MgO films on Ag(100) were studied by photoelectron spectroscopy. From the low-energy part of the spectra we obtain a negative electron affinity of about -0.9 eV. Even though electrons in the lowest conduction band are not confined by a potential barrier at the surface, quantum-well resonances are observed. The dispersion of the conduction band is determined in good agreement with theoretical calculations. Aspects of observing image-potential states predicted by theory on MgO films are discussed.

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