Coherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image-potential state on Ir(111) surface

Multiphoton photoemission provides a means to investigate unoccupied electronic states via nonlinear light-matter interactions. In this work, we employ five-photon photoemission spectroscopy to identify, for the first time, the image-potential state (IPS) on the Ir(111) surface. Distinct from common...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chan Tai, Chih-Wei Luo, Noriaki Takagi, Hiroshi Ishida, Chun-Liang Lin, Ryuichi Arafune
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Applied Physics Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/addb1e
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Chun-Liang Lin
Ryuichi Arafune
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description Multiphoton photoemission provides a means to investigate unoccupied electronic states via nonlinear light-matter interactions. In this work, we employ five-photon photoemission spectroscopy to identify, for the first time, the image-potential state (IPS) on the Ir(111) surface. Distinct from commonly studied noble metals such as Cu and Ag, the Ir(111) electronic structure leads to a strong sensitivity to excitation energy: a reduction from 1.57 eV to 1.49 eV significantly diminishes the signal. The theoretical analysis attributes this effect to the d -band proximity to the Fermi level, which influences the initial-state population and transition probabilities governing the multiphoton excitation pathways.
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spelling doaj-art-27f4e29d9c744deb8d3f00df06012ab02025-08-20T02:05:31ZengIOP PublishingApplied Physics Express1882-07862025-01-0118606200110.35848/1882-0786/addb1eCoherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image-potential state on Ir(111) surfaceYu-Chan Tai0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3010-9283Chih-Wei Luo1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6453-7435Noriaki Takagi2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0799-9772Hiroshi Ishida3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-1561Chun-Liang Lin4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8781-3650Ryuichi Arafune5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-6116Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) , Tsukuba, Japan; Dept. of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) , Hsinchu City, TaiwanDept. of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) , Hsinchu City, Taiwan; Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) , Hsinchu, Taiwan; Institute of Physics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) , Hsinchu, Taiwan; National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center , Hsinchu, TaiwanGraduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University , Kyoto, JapanCollege of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University , Tokyo, JapanDept. of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) , Hsinchu City, TaiwanResearch Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) , Tsukuba, JapanMultiphoton photoemission provides a means to investigate unoccupied electronic states via nonlinear light-matter interactions. In this work, we employ five-photon photoemission spectroscopy to identify, for the first time, the image-potential state (IPS) on the Ir(111) surface. Distinct from commonly studied noble metals such as Cu and Ag, the Ir(111) electronic structure leads to a strong sensitivity to excitation energy: a reduction from 1.57 eV to 1.49 eV significantly diminishes the signal. The theoretical analysis attributes this effect to the d -band proximity to the Fermi level, which influences the initial-state population and transition probabilities governing the multiphoton excitation pathways.https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/addb1eimage-potential stateslaser photoemission spectroscopyMultiphoton excitationnonlinear light–matter interaction
spellingShingle Yu-Chan Tai
Chih-Wei Luo
Noriaki Takagi
Hiroshi Ishida
Chun-Liang Lin
Ryuichi Arafune
Coherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image-potential state on Ir(111) surface
Applied Physics Express
image-potential states
laser photoemission spectroscopy
Multiphoton excitation
nonlinear light–matter interaction
title Coherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image-potential state on Ir(111) surface
title_full Coherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image-potential state on Ir(111) surface
title_fullStr Coherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image-potential state on Ir(111) surface
title_full_unstemmed Coherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image-potential state on Ir(111) surface
title_short Coherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image-potential state on Ir(111) surface
title_sort coherent multiphoton photoemission spectroscopy of image potential state on ir 111 surface
topic image-potential states
laser photoemission spectroscopy
Multiphoton excitation
nonlinear light–matter interaction
url https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/addb1e
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