Metallization and manifestation of the quantum size effect in the system of a bismuth film in a polar medium
Brodskii A. M. , Zaidenberg A. Z. , Skundin A. M.
In the system of a bismuth film in a polar medium (an electrolyte) the carrier density in the film exceeds that in bulk bismuth by two or three orders of magnitude. A nonmonotonic dependence of the external photoemission current on the potential drop at the bismuth-electrolyte interface, caused by a quantum size effect, has been observed for the first time.