A new surface electron-emission mechanism in diamond cathodes

Nature

Volumn 393, Issue 6684, 1998, Pages 431-435

  Geis, M W ^a,c   Efremow, N N ^b   Krohn, K E ^a   Twichell, J C ^a   Lyszczarz, T M ^a   Kalisht, R ^a   Greer, J A ^a   Tabat, M D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c PVD Products   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032482473     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/30900     Document Type: Article

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