DEPOLARIZATION AND METALLIZATION IN ALKALI-METAL OVERLAYERS

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作者
PERSSON, BNJ [1 ]
ISHIDA, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO, INST SOLID STATE PHYS, MINATO KU, TOKYO 106, JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 42卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.42.3171
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
We study the level shift of the alkali-metal valence resonance with increasing adatom coverage with a simple formula based on the Gurney model in which alkali-metal adatoms interact only via the long-range dipole interaction. The calculated level shift is in good agreement with the results of first-principles electronic-structure calculations below the onset of the overlayer metallization, but breaks down for higher where the orbital overlap among nearby adatoms plays a crucial role in the electronic properties of the overlayer. Our result is also in good accord with the recent experimental data for K/Al(111) at low K coverage. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3171 / 3174
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