Theoretical study on the photoelectric emission spectra of a field-assisted Au–BaO thin film

The dependence of the spectral distribution of photoelectron emission from gold nano-particles embedded in BaO semiconductor thin film on applied voltage and surface plasmon resonance of gold nano-particles is predicted and investigated theoretically. The photoelectron emission response curves to light wavelength between 0.20.2 and 0.8μm are given. The dependence of the wavelength threshold on the size of gold nano-particles and external field strength is also shown. The reason that the theoretical photoelectron emission spectra is in the visible region is explained. The probabilities increased for photoexcited electrons to overcome the barrier and escape from the surface are discussed. This could be of importance in designing field-assisted thin film and finding their optimum operation conditions.