The free electron contribution to the workfunction of metals is estimated using the linearised hydrodynamic model. It is shown to be inversely proportional to square root rs. Numerical values obtained for various metals show reasonable agreement with experimental results, as also with previous theoretical predictions based on the density functional approach, despite the simplicity of the model.
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Mehrotra et al. (1978) studied this question.
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