DocumentCode
791359
Title
Electrostatic Model for the Correlation Between the Work Function and the Ionization Energy of the Metallic Elements
Author
Gallo, C.F. ; Lama, W.L.
Author_Institution
Xerox Corporation, Rochester, N. Y.
Issue
4
fYear
1974
fDate
7/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
496
Lastpage
500
Abstract
A correlation between the measured ionization energy V of gaseous atoms and the work function W of the corresponding metallic solids is presented as W ¿(¿)V. This first-order relationship is explained on the basis of a simple electrostatic model involving image forces. The accuracy of the work functions calculated from this straightforward result is surprisingly good for most of the metallic elements.
Keywords
Atomic measurements; Electrons; Electrostatic measurements; Energy measurement; Extrapolation; Ionization; Phase estimation; Protons; Solids; TV;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-9994
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIA.1974.349185
Filename
4157629
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