State of the conduction electrons and the work function of a metal

B.V. Vasil’ev^a, M.I. Kaganov^b, V.L. Lyuboshits^c
^aInstitute of Physicotechnical Problems, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
^bP.L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 2, Moscow, 117334, Russian Federation
^cJoint Institute for Nuclear Research, 6 Joliot-Curie Str., Dubna, Moscow Region, 141980, Russian Federation

The condition for a minimum of the bulk energy of a metal is used to determine the chemical potential of the conduction electrons. This potential is measured from the value of the energy far from the metal and is equal (with the opposite sign) to its work function. Suggestions are made as to the reasons why a very simplistic description of the problem leads to results that do not conflict with the experimental data.

PACS: 71.25.Pi, 72.15.Eb, 73.30.+y (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1994v037n04ABEH000019
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1994/4/g/
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A1994NM92600008
Citation: Vasil’ev B V, Kaganov M I, Lyuboshits V L "State of the conduction electrons and the work function of a metal" Phys. Usp. 37 353–356 (1994)

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Оригинал: Васильев Б В, Каганов М И, Любошиц В Л «Состояние электронов проводимости и работа выхода металла» УФН 164 375–378 (1994); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0164.199404g.0375