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Work Function in Alkali and Noble Metals

K. N. Khanna

Year: 1980 Journal:   physica status solidi (b) Vol: 100 (1)Pages: 315-319   Publisher: Wiley

Abstract

Abstract The pseudopotential approach is applied for the calculation of the work function of alkali and noble metals. The results indicate that the effective mass contributes significantly to the work function. The results agree well with the experimental value.

Keywords:
Pseudopotential Alkali metal Work (physics) Work function Function (biology) Value (mathematics) Noble metal Noble gas Materials science Physics Thermodynamics Mathematics Condensed matter physics Metallurgy Atomic physics Statistics Quantum mechanics Metal

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Citation History

Topics

Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Mechanical Engineering
Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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