Electron-hole pair creation by atoms incident on a metal surface

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4539-4549

  Trail, J R ^a   Bird, D M ^a   Persson, M ^b   Holloway, S ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATOMS; COPPER; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HOLE TRAPS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ADSORBATE; ADSORBATE SURFACE SEPARATION; ELECTRON HOLE PAIR CREATION; NONADIABATIC ENERGY TRANSFER; QUANTUM OSCILLATOR; TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL METHODS;

SURFACES;

EID: 0041879930     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1593631     Document Type: Article

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