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The elementary act of photoemission originates from the interaction of photons with the metal, which results in energy transfer to the metal electrons. If the energy acquired by electrons is sufficiently high, they escape from the metal, giving rise to the photoemission current.
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Gurevich, Y.Y., Pleskov, Y.V., Rotenberg, Z.A. (1980). Fundamentals of the Theory of Photoelectron Emission from Metals into Solutions. In: Photoelectrochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3930-4_2
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