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Work Function, Tunneling Spectroscopy and Ellipsometry

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The use of a retarding diode method for measuring work function changes upon adsorption is one of the oldest and simplest methods for measurement in surface science.

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Yates, J.T. (2015). Work Function, Tunneling Spectroscopy and Ellipsometry. In: Experimental Innovations in Surface Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17668-0_27

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