Electron density profiles in metallic surfaces

This paper takes a look at the properties of electron density profiles at the metal surfaces; this was done by calculating the properties in the bulk, at the surface and just outside the metal surface using the equations proposed by Kiejna and Wojciechowski. The results obtained shows that; in the bulk of metals, electron density profile depends inversely on the concentration of the electrons and also on the binding energy of the metal as binding energy per electron exhibit the same trend. It decays and saturates exponentially towards the bulk. Keyword: Electron density profile, metallic surfaces.