One-step theory of two-photon photoemission

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关键词: MEAN-FIELD THEORY;    ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS;    ANGLE-RESOLVED PHOTOEMISSION;    SURFACES;    SPECTROSCOPY;    SOLIDS;    STATES;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.94.125128

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

A theoretical frame for two-photon photoemission is derived from the general theory of pump-probe photoemission, assuming that not only the probe but also the pump pulse is sufficiently weak. This allows us to use a perturbative approach to compute the lesser Green function within the Keldysh formalism. Two-photon photoemission spectroscopy is a widely used analytical tool to study nonequilibrium phenomena in solid materials. Our theoretical approach aims at a material-specific, realistic, and quantitative description of the time-dependent spectrum based on a picture of effectively independent electrons as described by the local-density approximation in band-structure theory. To this end we follow Pendry's one-step theory of the photoemission process as close as possible and heavilymake use of concepts of relativistic multiple-scattering theory, such as the representation of the final state by a time-reversed low-energy electron diffraction state. The formalism allows for a quantitative calculation of the time-dependent photocurrent for moderately correlated systems like simplemetals or more complex compounds like topological insulators. An application to the Ag(100) surface is discussed in detail.

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