Want to know more about Conductors

[iScience]

Hi, I was hoping to get some pointers from you guys for references/ where to look to get help for the following:

I want to know about the force that an electron experiences while on a conductor. When on the conductor, it's essentially in potential well. But i want to learn about all the relevant parameters to eject an electron from a given conductor.



Thanks in advance

 

[davenn]

Hi, I was hoping to get some pointers from you guys for references/ where to look to get help for the following:

I want to know about the force that an electron experiences while on a conductor. When on the conductor, it's essentially in potential well. But i want to learn about all the relevant parameters to eject an electron from a given conductor.

Thanks in advance

A conductor is just that say a bit of metal with lots of electrons, many of these electrons are able to move between adjoining atoms

a potential well ?? not sure where you got that from ?

What do you mean by eject an electron from a given conductor. ?

you can make electrons physically leave a conductor, eg a wire filament
this is called thermionic emission do a google search on that

Dave

 

[iScience]

a potential well ?? not sure where you got that from ?

Dave

yes the conduction band electrons in conductors, although "free," are still bound by the walls of the conductor; being bound in a region satisfies being a potential well.

you can make electrons physically leave a conductor, eg a wire filament
this is called thermionic emission do a google search on that

Dave

yup! electrons physically leaving a conductor is what i was referring to.
I'm looking to learn what physical quantities affect the potential wells that bound the electrons.


(Thank for the therm. emission suggestion)