Carbon nanotube electrostatic biprism: Principle of operation and proof of concept

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 420-424

  Cumings, John ^a   Zettl, A ^a   McCartney, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biprism; Carbon nanotube; Electron holography; Electrostatic biprism; Field emission; Holography; Nanotube

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444366462     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927604040759     Document Type: Article

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