TY - JOUR
T1 - The dielectric theory of HREELS, a short survey
AU - Lambin, Ph
AU - Henrard, L.
AU - Thiry, P.
AU - Silien, C.
AU - Vigneron, J. P.
PY - 2003/6
Y1 - 2003/6
N2 - The dielectric theory of high-resolution electron-energy-loss spectroscopy (HREELS) is now more than 30-years-old [Phys. Rev. Lett. 26 (1971) 229]. Since the very beginning, this theory revealed to be a great success, for it provided immediately a quantitative description of the energy-loss spectra obtained in specular reflection by the newly-developed surface spectrometers [Phys. Rev. Lett. 24 (1971) 1416]. First designed to deal with simple crystalline materials, the Lucas-Sunjic theory has been progressively adapted to more complex systems. A brief, comprehensive presentation of the theory is given together with a short description of its latest developments. The success of the theory is illustrated with recent examples of HREELS experiments performed on GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures, C 60 fullerene films, and carbon nanosystems.
AB - The dielectric theory of high-resolution electron-energy-loss spectroscopy (HREELS) is now more than 30-years-old [Phys. Rev. Lett. 26 (1971) 229]. Since the very beginning, this theory revealed to be a great success, for it provided immediately a quantitative description of the energy-loss spectra obtained in specular reflection by the newly-developed surface spectrometers [Phys. Rev. Lett. 24 (1971) 1416]. First designed to deal with simple crystalline materials, the Lucas-Sunjic theory has been progressively adapted to more complex systems. A brief, comprehensive presentation of the theory is given together with a short description of its latest developments. The success of the theory is illustrated with recent examples of HREELS experiments performed on GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures, C 60 fullerene films, and carbon nanosystems.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0368-2048(03)00079-3
DO - 10.1016/S0368-2048(03)00079-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037940073
SN - 0368-2048
VL - 129
SP - 281
EP - 292
JO - Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
JF - Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
IS - 2-3
ER -