Analysis of a photon assisted field emission device

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 585-587

  Jensen, K L ^a   Lau, Y Y ^a,b   McGregor, D S ^a,b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0001590206     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.127052     Document Type: Article

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