Low temperature refrigeration by using thermal-field electron emission in a coaxial cylindrical diode

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Wu, L ^a   Ang, L K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CAPILLARY TUBES; COOLING; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REFRIGERATION; WORK FUNCTION;

AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; COOLING CAPABILITIES; COOLING POWER DENSITIES; CYLINDRICAL DIODES; EMISSION OF ELECTRONS; EMITTED ELECTRONS; EXTERNAL-; FERMI ENERGY LEVELS; FIELD ELECTRON EMISSIONS; FILTERING PROCESSES; FUNCTION CATHODES; INNER ELECTRODES; LOW ENERGY ELEC-TRONS; LOW TEMPERATURE REFRIGERATIONS; NANOMETER SCALES; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 55249124771     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3000602     Document Type: Article

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