Levitation of atoms over a metal surface

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作者
Zhukhovitskii, D. I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst High Temp, Moscow 125412, Russia
来源
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 2006年 / 80卷 / 09期
关键词
Metal Surface; Alkali Metal; Valence Electron; Image Potential; Potential Energy Curve;
D O I
10.1134/S0036024406090238
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The potential of the interaction of an alkali metal with a planar metal surface was calculated by solving a two-dimensional Schrodinger equation. The potential energy of the valence electron of the atom was derived from a model pseudopotential based on the image potential. It was demonstrated that the potential energy curve for the interaction of an alkali metal atom with the surface of a heavier alkali metal has a minimum at a certain distance from the surface, a feature that gives rise to equilibrium states of levitating atoms.
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页码:1489 / 1497
页数:9
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