Ultrafast electron dynamics at surfaces probed by resonant Auger spectroscopy

W. Wurth, D. Menzel

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Abstract

Ultrafast charge transfer processes from adsorbates to substrates are believed to occur on the timescale of (sub)-femtoseconds. In this paper we present experimental evidence for resonant tunneling of electrons at surfaces in the time regime ranging from <1 to ~50 fs. The technique used to measure these ultrafast processes is based on high-resolution spectroscopy of the decay of core-excited states. We use the natural lifetime of the core-excited states, which is on the order of a few femtoseconds for the systems investigated, as an internal clock of the adsorbate systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)141-149
Number of pages9
JournalChemical Physics
Volume251
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2000

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