Size determination of free metal clusters by core-level photoemission from different initial charge states

Sergey Peredkov, Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen, Aldana Rosso, G. Ohrwall, M. Lundwall, T. Rander, A. Lindblad, H. Bergersen, W. Pokapanich, S. Svensson, O. Bjorneholm, Nils Mårtensson, Maxim Tchaplyguine

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Abstract

We present the study of free nanoscale lead clusters using photoelectron spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation. Pb 5d core-level spectra reveal the presence of different initial charge states of the clusters created by the magnetron-based source. We suggest a method for determining the cluster size from the charge-dependent core level binding energies. Both the core-level and the valence spectra demonstrate that we have created free metallic clusters with essentially the same electronic structure as the solid.
Original languageEnglish
Article number081402(R)
JournalPhysical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
Volume76
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
  • Physical Sciences
  • Natural Sciences

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