Low-macroscopic-field electron emission from carbon films and other electrically nanostructured heterogeneous materials: Hypotheses about emission mechanism

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 779-808

  Forbes, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CARBON; ELECTRON EMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THIN FILMS;

LATHAM THEORY; LOW MACROSCOPIC FIELD (LMF) ELECTRON EMITTERS;

DIELECTRIC FILMS;

EID: 0035359403     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(00)00208-2     Document Type: Article

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