First-principles calculation of field emission from metal surfaces

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1554221-1554224

  Ohwaki, T ^a   Ishida, H ^b   Liebsch, A ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; METAL;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; FIELD EMISSION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORY;

EID: 4644267908     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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