Theory of inelastic lifetimes of low-energy electrons in metals

1999/08/09 by P. M. Échenique, P. M. Echenique, J. M. Pitarke +4 · 334 citations
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0301-0104(99)00313-4

published in Chemical Physics 251(1-3), 1-35 (Elsevier BV) · 28 pages, 18 figures, to appear in Chem. Phys

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Abstract

Electron dynamics in the bulk and at the surface of solid materials are well known to play a key role in a variety of physical and chemical phenomena. In this article we describe the main aspects of the interaction of low-energy electrons with solids, and report extensive calculations of inelastic lifetimes of both low-energy electrons in bulk materials and image-potential states at metal surfaces. New calculations of inelastic lifetimes in a homogeneous electron gas are presented, by using various well-known representations of the electronic response of the medium. Band-structure calculations, which have been recently carried out by the authors and collaborators, are reviewed, and future work is addressed.

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