Degradation of a gallium-arsenide photoemitting NEA surface by water vapour

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 319-322

  Durek, D ^a   Frommberger, F ^a   Reichelt, T ^a   Westermann, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOEMISSION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SURFACES; VAPORS; WATER;

NEA SURFACE; POLARIZED ELECTRON SOURCE;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 0032625951     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4332(99)00085-9     Document Type: Article

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