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Significant difference in charge transfer at steps on Ag(100) and Cu(100) surfaces revealed by field emission resonance.
Hung-Lung Huang, Shin-Ming Lu, Horng-Tay Jeng, Ho-Hsiang Chang, Wen-Yuan Chan, Wei-Bin Su
Published: 202510.1039/d5nh00426h
Abstract
We employ field emission resonance (FER) to observe the Smoluchowski effect on Ag(100) and Cu(100) surfaces, which is a charge transfer phenomenon, leading to electric dipole formation at surface steps. On Ag(100), pronounced charge transfer results…
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