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We study the spectral dependence of the internal quantum efficiency of electron photoemission on the size of spherical metallic nanoparticles embedded in a semiconductor matrix and discuss theoretically the volume mechanism of the photoeffect. We take into account the change in the Schottky-barrier shape with the nanoparticle radii and the doping concentration in the surrounding matrix in calculations of the potential barrier at the boundary between the nanoparticle and the matrix.
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Ikhsanov, R.S., Protsenko, I.E., Uskov, A.V. et al. Dependence of the Electron Photoemission from Metallic Nanoparticles on Their Size. J Russ Laser Res 35, 501–508 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-014-9453-0
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