Directional photoemission of polarized electrons from adsorbate systems

A theory of angle-resolved spin-polarized photoemission is applied to a localized adatom-level on W(001). For unpolarized light, substantial spin-polarization effects are found, which depend sensitively on the position of the adatom relative to the substrate. The intensities produced by left- and righthand circularly polarized light exhibit a sizeable asymmetry.     

Spin polarized photoemission from NiMnSb

Spin polarized photoemission experiments are reported on NiMnSb which has been predicted to be a halfmetallic ferromagnet. The 100% polarization near photothreshold has not been observed. If an energy gap in the minority electron density-of-states should exist, it will be smaller than 0.5 eV.     

Emission of polarized electrons from magnetic materials

Information on electron polarization in magnetic materials has been obtained from optical absorption measurements, from photoemission studies and from tunneling and field emission experiments. The results obtained with different techniques are reviewed. Special emphasis is given to the analysis of the contradictory data obtained from ferromagnetic metals. Magnetic insulators and semiconductors tend to give results that can be interpreted within the framework of current interpretation schemes, but the results from metals call for new models of magnetism and electron emission.     

Transport of nonequilibrium electrons in photoemission from semibounded medium

The equation is formulated and accurately solved for the problem of the transport of photoexcited electrons which undergo scattering before reaching vacuum, with the formation of an electron-hole pair, as well as multiple scattering of elastic type. The analytical expressions obtained permit calculations of the spectral composition of the emitted-electron flux and the quantum yield of photoemission. The limiting expression for the probability that secondary electrons will reach the vacuum which is obtained when the elastic-scattering mechanism is switched off is compared with literature data.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 86–92, October, 1987.     

Spin polarized photoemission from molecular beam epitaxy-grown be-doped GaAs

We have made a comparative study of the performance of spin polarized photocathodes based on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) grown GaAs with Be-doping and on liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) grown GaAs with Zn-doping. The experiments were performed on GaAs (100), (110), and (111) surfaces atT-300 K. The photoelectron spin polarization (P) of the MBE-photocathodes is face dependent reaching 49% for the (111) surface, a value close to P=50% predicted by theory. In contrast for the LPE-photocathodes P is significantly lower (19P36%). Possible causes for the higher polarization of the MBE-photocathodes are investigated. The influence of the Zn- and Be-dopant is elucidated by theoretical model calculations which shows that replacing the Zn-dopant by Be reduces significantly the depolarization at very low temperatures, but not at room temperature. It is therefore concluded that theinterface region between the GaAs substrate and the MBE-GaAs layer grown on top of it strongly influences the performance of the source.On leave from the Istituto di Fisica Universitá di Modena I-41100 Modena Italy.     

Spin polarized photoemission from La-doped EuO in the vacuum ultraviolet

The spin polarization of photoelectrons emitted form La doped EuO was measured as a function of light energy up to hv = 11 eV, together with the quantum yield. The spectrum of spin polarization can be understood in terms of the energy level diagram of bulk EuO.     

Surface spin-exchange-scattering of polarized electrons emitted from magnetic materials

It is known that a paramagnetic surface sheet persists far below the Curie temperature in the ferromagnetic semiconductors EuO and EuS. We show that the observed spin-polarization of the photo- and field-emitted electrons is largely determined by spin-exchange collisions in the surface sheet. A single paramagnetic atomic layer may have a depolarizing effect of up to 50 per cent. Other circumstances in which the proposed model might apply are suggested.     

Spin polarized photoemission from the Fe 3s core levels

The origin of the core level splitting in the Fe 3s spectra has been investigated by spin resolved photoemission. The two Fe 3s spectral features, separated by 4.4 eV, are found to be characterized by large and opposite spin polarization. This observation proves that the exchange interaction is the main cause of the Fe 3s splitting.     

Energy-dispersive dependences of the X-ray photoemission of electrons from implanted silicon

The possibilities of interpreting the secondary-electron energy spectra and recording the X-ray photoemission of single-crystal silicon samples are examined. Detected shifts in the energy-spectrum extremum, as well as its height, and the entire energy-distribution form for different types of implanted and annealed Si samples, indicate the degree of ordering of surface atoms. The possibilities of employing the Friedel- oscillation model are discussed.     

Emission of circularly polarized recombination radiation from p-doped GaAsP bombarded with longitudinally polarized electrons

We report measurements of circularly polarized recombination radiation from a GaAs_0.6P_0.4 crystal bombarded with longitudinally spin polarized electrons of 10 eV energy. Qualitatively, this process can be considered as the inverse of the photoemission utilized in GaAs and GaAsP polarized-electron sources. The measured degree of circular polarization is 0.29%±0.06% if the crystal is cooled with liquid nitrogen and the incident electrons are 15%±3% polarized.     

Magnetism of surfaces by spin polarized photoemission

Spin polarized photoemission is used as a method to study the magnetic peoperties of solid surfaces. Here we consider those systems where the spin polarization is believed to be conserved during the photoemission process. The surface sensitivity of the experiment will be therefore mainly determined by the relative magnitudes of the escape depth of the photoelectrons and of the magnetic coherence length. We analyze both the temperature and magnetic-field dependence of the degree of spin polarizationP of the electrons emitted from single crystals of magnetite, Fe₃O₄, and thin films (D=2–3000 Å) of Fe, Co and Ni. These data yield information on 1) the temperature dependence of the magnetization of the surface, 2) the relative sizes of and, 3) changes of the magnetic moment of atoms in the surface layers, and 4) the surface magnetic anisotropy. We show that this technique emerges as a novel tool to study magnetic systems with free surfaces and to test the predictions of recent calculations of the magnetic properties of surfaces. Emphasis is given to the fact that only relative changes ofP and not its absolute values are relevant for an analysis of the data.     

Double-step excitation in spin polarized photoemission from NEA GaAs(100)

Spin polarized photoelectrons emitted from a NEA GaAs(100)-photocathode, which is activated in a special way with oxygen and cesium, can have a broad energy distribution with a maximum energy higher than expected for an one-photon excitation process within the bulk from the valence band edge into the conduction band. Also the shape of the energy distribution curves of the emitted electrons depends on the intensity of the incident light. This double-step excitation process is observed for aged and/or oxidized activation layers, especially for surfaces with a strongly developed, negative electron affinity. To give an explanation of these effects, it is suggested that excited conduction electrons absorb a further photon within the band bending region. This second photoemission excitation step seems to be enhanced by an interfacial barrier between the band bending region and the cesium-oxygen activation layer as well as by the existence of two-dimensional surface subbands.     

Spin polarized energy-resolved photoemission from Ni(111) using synchrotron radiation

We report on the first energy-resolved (retarding field mode) spin polarized photoemission measurement from a Ni(111) single crystal using synchrotron radiation from the ACO storage ring at LURE(ORSAY) It is shown that exchange effects can be detected for electron states well below the Fermi energy and that spin polarized, constant-initial-state spectroscopy of ferromagnets using synchrotron radiation is feasible.     

Internal X-ray photoemission in aluminum: Excitation of electrons from the valence band

Measurements are reported of Al valence-electron excitation by Ka_1,2 X-rays internally generated in evaporated specimens by electron bombardment. The X-ray photoelectron energy distribution is consistent with the u.v. distribution of Huen and Wooten. Weak structures are found in the energy distribution at positions corresponding to those in the calculated density of states.     

GaAs极化电子源激活的yo-yo过程研究

通过对GaAs晶体产生极化电子束流的实验过程研究，着重对yo-yo过程中不同的实验参数对产生极化束流以及束流稳定情况的影响进行了分析，为获得稳定而持久的极化电流提供了有力的实验支持，并讨论了极化电流强度的可控性.     

不同偏振态下的飞秒激光脉冲与铝靶相互作用中超热电子的产生

研究了P偏振、S偏振和圆(C)偏振态下亚相对论强度飞秒激光脉冲与铝靶相互作用时产生的超热电子的能谱和靶背向角分布，并对S偏振产生的超热电子的特殊角分布通过引入表面磁场的概念进行了定性解释. 关键词： 超短超强激光 等离子体 超热电子 表面磁场     

GaAs极化电子源激活的yo-yo过程研究

通过对GaAs晶体产生极化电子束流的实验过程研究,着重对yo-yo过程中不同的实验参数对产生极化束流以及束流稳定情况的影响进行了分析,为获得稳定而持久的极化电流提供了有力的实验支持,并讨论了极化电流强度的可控性. 关键词： GaAs晶体 极化电子束 yo-yo过程 激活     

Mono-energetic GeV electrons from ionization in a radially polarized laser beam

Fields of a radially polarized laser beam developed recently [Y. I. Salamin, Opt. Lett.31, 2619 (2006)] are employed to show that electrons produced by atomic ionization near the focus may be accelerated to GeV energies. Conditions for producing a mono-energetic and well-collimated electron beam are discussed.