Intrinsic and extrinsic plasmons in the hard x-ray photoelectron spectra of nearly free electron metals
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| author | Balal, Mohammad Sarkar, Shuvam Bhakuni, Pramod Gloskovskii, Andrei Chakrabarti, Aparna Barman, Sudipta Roy |
| author_facet | Balal, Mohammad Sarkar, Shuvam Bhakuni, Pramod Gloskovskii, Andrei Chakrabarti, Aparna Barman, Sudipta Roy |
| contents | Collective plasmon excitations in solids that result from the process of photoemission are an important area of fundamental research. In this study, we identify a significant number ($n$) of multiple bulk plasmons ($nω_p$) in the hard x-ray photoelectron spectra of the core levels and valence bands (VBs) of two well-known, nearly free electron metals, aluminum (Al) and magnesium (Mg). On the basis of earlier theoretical works, we estimate the contributions of extrinsic, intrinsic, and interference processes to the intensities of 1$s$ to 2$s$ core level plasmons. The intrinsic contribution diminishes from 22% for 1$ω_p$, to 4.4% for 2$ω_p$, and becomes negligible thereafter (0.5% for 3$ω_p$). The extrinsic and intrinsic plasmon contributions do not vary significantly across a broad range of photoelectron kinetic energies, and also between the two metals (Al and Mg). The interference contribution varies from negative to zero as $n$ increases. An asymmetric line shape is observed for the bulk plasmons, which is most pronounced for 1$ω_p$. Signature of the surface plasmon is detected in normal emission, and it exhibits a significantly increased intensity in the grazing emission. The VB spectra of Al and Mg, which are dominated by $s$-like states, exhibit excellent agreement with the calculated VB based on density functional theory. The VB exhibits four multiple bulk plasmon peaks in the loss region, which are influenced by an intrinsic process in addition to the extrinsic process. On a completely oxidized aluminum surface, the relative intensity of the Al metal bulk plasmon remains nearly unaltered, while the surface plasmon is completely attenuated. |
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| spellingShingle | Intrinsic and extrinsic plasmons in the hard x-ray photoelectron spectra of nearly free electron metals Balal, Mohammad Sarkar, Shuvam Bhakuni, Pramod Gloskovskii, Andrei Chakrabarti, Aparna Barman, Sudipta Roy Materials Science Collective plasmon excitations in solids that result from the process of photoemission are an important area of fundamental research. In this study, we identify a significant number ($n$) of multiple bulk plasmons ($nω_p$) in the hard x-ray photoelectron spectra of the core levels and valence bands (VBs) of two well-known, nearly free electron metals, aluminum (Al) and magnesium (Mg). On the basis of earlier theoretical works, we estimate the contributions of extrinsic, intrinsic, and interference processes to the intensities of 1$s$ to 2$s$ core level plasmons. The intrinsic contribution diminishes from 22% for 1$ω_p$, to 4.4% for 2$ω_p$, and becomes negligible thereafter (0.5% for 3$ω_p$). The extrinsic and intrinsic plasmon contributions do not vary significantly across a broad range of photoelectron kinetic energies, and also between the two metals (Al and Mg). The interference contribution varies from negative to zero as $n$ increases. An asymmetric line shape is observed for the bulk plasmons, which is most pronounced for 1$ω_p$. Signature of the surface plasmon is detected in normal emission, and it exhibits a significantly increased intensity in the grazing emission. The VB spectra of Al and Mg, which are dominated by $s$-like states, exhibit excellent agreement with the calculated VB based on density functional theory. The VB exhibits four multiple bulk plasmon peaks in the loss region, which are influenced by an intrinsic process in addition to the extrinsic process. On a completely oxidized aluminum surface, the relative intensity of the Al metal bulk plasmon remains nearly unaltered, while the surface plasmon is completely attenuated. |
| title | Intrinsic and extrinsic plasmons in the hard x-ray photoelectron spectra of nearly free electron metals |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.16620 |