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Quantification of Electron Work Function Effects on Acoustic Parameters of Metals

Amel Gacem$^{1}$, Zakaria Hadef$^{1}$, Kenza Kamli$^{1}$, Beddiaf Zaidi$^{2}$

$^{1}$University of 20 August 1955, 26 Road El Hadaiek, 21000 Skikda, Algeria
$^{2}$University of Batna 1, Allées 19 Mai, Route de Biskra, 05000 Batna, Algeria

Received: 18.03.2019. Download: PDF

In this study, efforts are made to establish the correlation between electron work function (EWF) and acoustical properties of metals such as Rayleigh velocity and acoustic impedance. As shown, the generalized Rayleigh velocity increases linearly with increasing EWF. This observed behaviour, which is due to the electronic structures, is also extended and computed for acoustic impedance; exponential dependences are deduced. These dependences are quantified by semi-empirical equations. The obtained results help to better estimate the interdependence between electronic properties of metals and their acoustic parameters.

Key words: metals, electron work function, acoustic parameters.

URL: http://mfint.imp.kiev.ua/en/abstract/v42/i07/0939.html

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mfint.42.07.0939

PACS: 43.25.+y, 68.60.Bs, 71.20.-b, 73.30.+y

Citation: Amel Gacem, Zakaria Hadef, Kenza Kamli, and Beddiaf Zaidi, Quantification of Electron Work Function Effects on Acoustic Parameters of Metals, Metallofiz. Noveishie Tekhnol., 42, No. 7: 939—948 (2020)

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