Secondary electron emission yields from MgO deposited on carbon nanotubes

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 4091-4095

  Yi, Whikun ^a   Yu, SeGi ^b   Lee, Wontae ^b   Han, In Taek ^b   Jeong, Taewon ^b   Woo, Yoonseong ^b   Lee, Jeonghee ^b   Jin, Sunghwan ^b   Choi, Wonbong ^a   Heo, Jungna ^b   Jeon, Dongryul ^c   Kim, J M ^a  

^a Center for Electron Emission Source   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^c Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0035309492     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1351862     Document Type: Article

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