Thermal and electrical energy transport and conversion in nanoscale electron field emission processes

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 954-962

  Fisher, T S ^a   Walker, D G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronics; Energy conversion; Heat transfer; Microscale; Nanoscale

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER;

FIELD EMISSIONS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

ELECTRIC FIELD; EMISSION; ENERGY CONVERTER; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0036796572     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1494091     Document Type: Article

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