Temperature Dependence of the Work Function of Adsorbate-Covered Metal Surfaces: A New Method for the Study of Two-Dimensional Phase Transitions
- 30 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 53 (5) , 485-488
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.53.485
Abstract
Submonolayer coverages of gold on tungsten (110) surfaces cause only a minor work-function increase. Heating such a surface produces a large reversible work-function decrease which depends on coverage and temperature and which can be attributed to a two-dimensional phase transition.Keywords
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