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- Andersson, Tomas, et al.
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Photon energy influence on valence photoelectron spectra of silver clusters
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics, Conference Series. - : IOP Publishing. - 1742-6588 .- 1742-6596. ; 388:15, s. 152028-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Silver clusters in the size range of ∼102 constituent atoms have been studied using photoelectron spec-troscopy. The 5s and 4d valence bands have been probed with 40 and 60.5 eV photon energies. Differences in the valence band spectral features have been observed and are discussed in view of earlier results on copper clusters and in terms of differences in mean free path for electrons of different energies.
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- Foehlisch, A., et al.
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Charge transfer dynamics in molecular solids and adsorbates driven by local and non-local excitations
- 2012
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Ingår i: Surface Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 0039-6028. ; 606:11-12, s. 881-885
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Charge transfer pathways and charge transfer times in molecular films and in adsorbate layers depend both on the details of the electronic structure as well as on the degree of the initial localization of the propagating excited electronic state. For C6F6 molecular adsorbate films on the Cu(111) surface we determined the interplay between excited state localization and charge transfer pathways. In particular we selectively prepared a free-particle-like LUMO band excitation and compared it to a molecularly localized core-excited C1s -> pi* C6F6 LUMO state using time-resolved two-photon photoemission (tr-2PPE) and core-sole-clock (CHC) spectroscopy, respectively. For the molecularly localized core-excited C1s -> pi* C6F6 LUMO state, we separate the intramolecular dynamics from the charge transfer dynamics to the metal substrate by taking the intramolecular dynamics of the free C6F6 molecule into account Our analysis yields a generally applicable description of charge transfer within molecular adsorbates and to the substrate. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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- Jankala, K., et al.
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Photon Energy Dependent Valence Band Response of Metallic Nanoparticles
- 2011
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Ingår i: Physical Review Letters. - 1079-7114 .- 0031-9007. ; 107:18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We show that the valence band response to photon impact in metallic nanoparticles is highly energy dependent. This is seen as drastic variations of cross sections in valence photoionization of free and initially charge-neutral nanosized metal clusters. The effect is demonstrated in a combined experimental and theoretical study of Rb clusters. The experimental findings are interpreted theoretically using a jellium model and superatom description. The variations are attributed to the changing overlap with the photon energy between the wave functions of diffuse delocalized valence electrons and continuum electrons producing a series of minima in the cross section.
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- Mikkela, M-H, et al.
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Photoelectron spectroscopy of unsupported bismuth clusters: Size related effects of metallic properties
- 2012
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Ingår i: Applied Physics Reviews. - : AIP Publishing. - 1931-9401. ; 112:8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Evolution of metallic properties of free and initially neutral nanoscale Bi clusters has been studied using synchrotron radiation excited photoelectron spectroscopy. The 4f and 5d core as well as the valence levels have been probed. The cross-level analysis indicates metallic properties in Bi clusters in the observed size range from 0.5 nm to 1.4 nm. The behavior of the core-level and valence binding energies as a function of cluster size has been observed to be smooth and relatively consistent. Valence responses for the largest clusters have their shape and width similar to those of the polycrystalline solid Bi. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4759324]
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- Mikkela, M. -H., et al.
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Size-dependent study of Rb and K clusters using core and valence level photoelectron spectroscopy
- 2011
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Ingår i: European Physical Journal D. Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1434-6060 .- 1434-6079. ; 64:2-3, s. 347-352
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Electronic structure of free and neutral Rb and K clusters containing from few tens to few hundred atoms has been studied using synchrotron radiation. Core-level photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to probe the metallic nature of Rb and K clusters. We show that the metallicity exists down to the dimensions of few nanometers. Simultaneously the emergence and evolution of the valence band structure has been monitored by the valence-level photoelectron spectroscopy.
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- Osmekhin, S., et al.
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Size-dependent transformation of energy structure in free tin clusters studied by photoelectron spectroscopy
- 2010
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Ingår i: Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. - 1050-2947 .- 1094-1622. ; 81:2, s. 023203-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Free nanoscale tin clusters in the average size range of a few tens up to similar to 500 atoms are studied by means of valence and core-level photoelectron spectroscopy. A self-consistent picture arises from comparison of the work functions derived from the 4d core-level spectra, the experimental ionization energies extracted from the 5p valence spectra, and the expectations from the metallic sphere model for the clusters. The present studies demonstrate that the 4d core-level energy changes are a sensitive probe of the metal-to-semiconductor transition in the size range under investigation.
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- Tchaplyguine, Maxim, et al.
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Size-dependent evolution of electronic structure in neutral Pb clusters-As seen by synchrotron-based X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. - : Elsevier BV. - 0368-2048 .- 1873-2526. ; 195, s. 55-61
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Neutral Pb clusters in the size range from a few tens of atoms up to similar to 100 atoms are studied using synchrotron-based photoelectron spectroscopy. The electronic structure is seen to differ increasingly from that of the solid when the cluster size decreases. The valence band narrows gradually - down to about one fifth of the solid-state band width at the smallest size of few tens of atoms. Simultaneously the Fermi-edge energy shifts further away from the solid value by more than 2 eV. The Pb 5d core level binding energy also increases and the spectral features broaden and change in shape. The changes observed for the valence and for the 5d response energies and shapes are discussed in the context of the metal-to-insulator transition observed earlier in Pb clusters below the critical size of 20-30 atoms/cluster. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Tchaplyguine, Maxim, et al.
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What one can learn about clusters using the unique tools of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics, Conference Series. - : IOP Publishing. - 1742-6588 .- 1742-6596. ; 388:15, s. 152025-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This presentation is intended to illustrate various types of collisional processes relevant for free clusters probed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy using our own examples ranging from free-electron-metal clusters, through half-metal and semiconductor clusters to dielectrics, the latter from van-der-Waals to ionic clusters.
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- Urpelainen, Samuli, et al.
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Size evolution of electronic properties in free antimony nanoclusters
- 2013
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 87:3, s. 035411-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The evolution of electronic properties in free antimony (Sb) nanoclusters as a function of the cluster size has been studied experimentally using synchrotron radiation. Antimony 4d core-level and valence-band regions have been probed, and the 4d binding energies and valence ionization potentials of clusters of various mean sizes have been determined. The binding-energy shifts with respect to polycrystalline solid have been used for deriving the electronic properties of the clusters. The observed results suggest that even large Sb clusters are not metallic.
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