Field Adsorption of Inert-Gas Atoms on Field Ion Emitter Surfaces
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- 5 October 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 25 (14) , 911-913
Abstract
Theories of field ionization assume an atomically clean surface. Atom-probe experiments surprisingly revealed that the inert imaging gases are adsorbed at the field ion emitter. It is shown that this adsorption is due to a short-range field-induced dipole-dipole interaction. Adsorption at the apex of the protruding surface atom has considerable consequences for the mechanism of field ionization and field evaporation.Keywords
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