Angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopy


Angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopy is used to investigate the electronic structure of solids, solid surfaces and interfaces. In angle resolved photoemission, photoelectrons are analyzed for their emission angle and their kinetic energies. From the photoelectron kinetic energy, the binding energy is determined as an energy difference from the Fermi energy. The internal wave vector of the photoelectron has also to be determined to test the calculated electron energy dispersion.







A series of angle resolved photoemission spectra of a Mo(001) single crystal surface. The Mo(001) surface is known to show surface reconstruction from a (1x1) to an incommensurate c(2.2x2.2) phase upon cooling below Tc=230K. By analyzing the photoelectron spectra, changes in the electronic structure, which are related to the surface reconstruction, could be measured. The photoelectron spectra in the figure were collected at T=52K and with KII along the surface S axis. The spectra consist of surface states(S1), surface resonance states(SR1, SR2) and bulk valence band states(B1). Two-dimensional Fermi-surface contours can be obtained by determining the Fermi wave vector kII(EF) at which S1 crosses the Fermi level.


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