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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 90, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.2403926
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The thickness dependence of the local work function (LWF) and its relationship with the quantum well states (QWSs) are studied. The measured LWF shows an oscillatory behavior between adjacent layers with a period of 2 ML and, in addition, an envelope beating pattern with a period of 9 ML. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy investigations reveal that the oscillatory LWF correlates perfectly with the formation of the QWSs: the higher the occupied QWS is, the smaller the LWF is. Through the role of the LWF, this study establishes the importance of quantum size effects in thin films for surface reactions and catalysis. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics.
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