Large electron-phonon coupling at an interface

Phys Rev Lett. 2002 Jun 24;88(25 Pt 1):256802. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.256802. Epub 2002 Jun 5.

Abstract

The strength of electron-phonon coupling in atomically uniform films of Ag on Fe is determined by angle-resolved photoemission from quantum well states in these films over a wide temperature range. As the film thickness is reduced, contributions from the surface and interface should become more important, and, experimentally, a large enhancement with superimposed quantum oscillations is observed. An analysis of the quantum oscillations indicates that this large enhancement is an interface effect.