Use of energy-space diagrams in free-electron models of field electron emission

Surface and Interface Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 395-401

  Forbes, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field emission theory; Fowler Nordheim theory; Tunnelling

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

COLD FIELD ELECTRON EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION THEORY; FOWLER NORDHEIM THEORY;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

EID: 3042608069     PISSN: 01422421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sia.1900     Document Type: Conference Paper

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