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work function: a standalone construct

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Surface science

the minimum energy needed to remove an electron from a solid to the vacuum just outside its surface, including a surface dipole contribution.

In surface science, work function refers to the minimum energy needed to remove an electron from a solid to the vacuum just outside its surface, including a surface dipole contribution. This meaning comes from Lang (1971) in Physical Review B.[1]

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References

  1. Lang, N. D., & Kohn, W. (1971). Theory of Metal Surfaces: Work Function. Physical Review B, 3(4), 1215-1223. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.3.1215

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