The Work Function of Lithium
- 15 April 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 75 (8) , 1205-1207
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.75.1205
Abstract
Because they approximate their free electron models so closely, lithium and sodium are of exceptional importance in studies of the theory of the work function. For the purpose of supplementing theoretical calculations on these metals, a thorough experimental investigation of the work function of lithium has been carried out and the results, in combination with the calculations of Wigner and Bardeen, used to estimate the contribution of the surface double layer term to this work function.Keywords
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