Determination of Inelastic Mean Free Path of Electrons in Noble Metals |
| W. Doliński, S. Mróz, J. Palczyński Institute of Experimentał Physics, University of Wrocław, Cybulskiego 36, 50-205 Wrocław, Poland B. Gruzza, P. Bondot and A. Porte Laboratoire de Physique des Milieux Condensés, CNRS 796, Université Blaise Pascal-Clermont Ferrand II, 63177 Aubiere Cedex, France |
| Received: May 22, 1991; in revised form September 9, 1991 |
| Full Text PDF |
| The experimental values of Inelastic Mean Free Path (λIMFP) of electrons in noble metals (Ag, Au, Cu) are determined in the electron energy range 150-2000 eV. The method used consists of the measurements and theoretical calculations of the coefficient of elastic backscattering of electrons from a solid surface ηe. The obtained values of λIMFP are compared with the data available in the literature. |
| DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.81.193 PACS numbers: 72.10.Fk, 79.20.Fv |