
The Physics of Solid Surfaces 2.3 Electronic Structure of Surfaces 999
Table 5.2-11 Work functions for the jellium model. Refer-
ences to the original papers are given in [2.9]
r
s
Φ
jellium
(eV ) Element Φ
exp
(eV )
2 3.89 Al (r
s
= 2.08) 4.25
2.5 3.72
3 3.50 Ag (r
s
= 3.02) 4.35
3.5 3.26
4 3.06 Na (r
s
= 3.93) 2.45
4.5 2.87
5 2.73 K(r
s
= 4.86) 2.3
results with experimental values for metallic elements
of comparable densities. Figure 5.2-20givessome useful
insight into the problem of the potential near a metallic
surface.
Image States
Image states are confined to the region of space between
the crystal surface and the image potential which de-
scribes the electrostatic force acting on an electron close
to the surface. Figure 5.2-21 illustrates the occurrence
of image states in Ag(100). The figure shows (i) the
electron potential inside and outside the crystal, (ii) the
image state levels n = 1 and n = 2 and the correspond-
ing wave functions, and (iii) the bulk band structure
E (arb. units)
z (2π/k
F
)
– 1.0
1.0
0.12
0.08
0.04
0
– 0.04
– 0.08
– 0.5 0 0.5
E
Φ
r
s
= 5
E
F
V
eff
Fig. 5.2-20 Effective one-electron potential V
eff
(contin-
uous line) and its electrostatic part (dashed line) near
a jellium surface for r
s
= 5. Notice the characteristic os-
cillations (Friedel oscillations) [2.29]
E
E
vac
= 0
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
10 15 20 25 30
z (Å)
ΓX
Ψ
n
–12
κ
2∆
∆
d
E
F
z
0
Potential
VacuumΨ
n = 1
Ψ
n = 2
ε
n = 1
= – 0.81 eV
ε
n = 2
= – 0.19 eV
Interplanar spacing
Bulk
Ag(100)
Fig. 5.2-21 Schematic drawing of energy versus distance at the sur-
face of Ag(100), illustrating the origin of the image states. Wave
functions for n = 1andn = 2 are also displayed in the right part
of the figure, corresponding to the levels in the potential well. On
the left side of the figure the bulk energy bands as a function of k
are also shown. Notice that the image state energies occur in the
band gap of the bulk. This allows confinement of the image state
electron [2.30, 31]
with an energy gap of width 2∆. It can be seen that
the image state levels have energies corresponding to
the bulk gap so that the electron cannot penetrate the
crystal [2.32].
Figure 5.2-22 shows the dispersion curves E(k
)
for the (111) faces of Ni, Cu, and Ag. Image states
(S
1
) and surface and resonance states (S
2
,S
3
),to-
gether with the projected bulk bands (hatched regions),
are shown. Table 5.2-12 gives average values of the
binding energies E
b
(measured downward from the vac-
uum level) and effective masses m
∗
/m
0
for some image
states.
Surface Dispersion Curves E(k
)
Dispersion curves are given as a function of k
along
symmetry lines of the SBZ in Figs. 5.2-23 – 5.2-30.
Where possible, a comparison with theoretical results
and the projected bulkband structure has been presented.
Most of the experimental data were obtained by
ARUPS (for filled states) and KRIPES (for empty
states). Since the component k
is conserved across the
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