Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 40, Number 2, October II 1997
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Page(s) | 177 - 182 | |
Section | Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic and optical properties | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1997-00442-2 | |
Published online | 01 September 2002 |
Strongly reduced band gap in a correlated insulator in close proximity to a metal
Solid State Physics Laboratory, Materials Science Centre,
University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen,
The Netherlands
Received:
25
July
1997
Accepted:
2
September
1997
Using a combination of photoelectron and inverse photoelectron spectroscopy, we show that the band gap in a monolayer of C60 on a Ag surface is strongly reduced from the solid C60 surface value. We argue that this is a result of the reduction of the on-site molecular Coulomb interaction due to the influence of image charges in the metal substrate. This result suggests that the physical properties of correlated insulators and semiconductors will be strongly modified if prepared in ultra thin form on metal substrates or sandwiched between metal layers.
PACS: 73.20.-r – Surface and interface electron states / 73.61.Wp – Fullerenes / 79.60.Dp – Adsorbed layers and thin films
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