Dynamics of surface-localised electronic excitations studied with the scanning tunnelling microscope

Progress in Surface Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 293-312

  Kroger J ^a   Becker, M ^a   Jensen, H ^a   von Hofe, Th ^a   Neel N ^a   Limot, L ^a   Berndt, R ^a   Crampin, S ^b   Pehlke, E ^a   Corriol, C ^c   Silkin, V M ^c   Sanchez Portal D ^d   Arnau, A ^e   Chulkov, E V ^e   Echenique, P M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

^d CENTRO MIXTO CSIC UPV EHU   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Confinement; Decay rates; Electron electron interaction; Electronic surface states; Quantum well states; Scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALKALI METALS; ELECTRONS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DECAY RATES; ELECTRON-ELECTRON INTERACTION; ELECTRONIC SURFACE STATES; SCANNING TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; STANDING WAVE PATTERNS;

PHOTOEXCITATION;

EID: 34249002575     PISSN: 00796816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsurf.2007.03.003     Document Type: Review

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