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An analysis is made of the change in the potential in the plane of a grid electrode on the surface of a ferroelectric caused by exoelectronic emission under the influence of a pulsed electric field. The potential is calculated by means of integral equations from electrostatics. An estimate is...
- Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Exoelectron Emission Spectrum of a Fe[sub 64]Co[sub 21]B[sub 15] Amorphous Metal Alloy. Boldyrev, V. I.; Veksler, A. S.; Gavrilyuk, A. A. // Technical Physics Letters;Jun2000, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p531
The spectrum of the photoinduced exoelectron emission (PEE) current from heat-treated ribbons of a Fe[sub 64]Co[sub 21]B[sub 15] amorphous metal alloy was studied. The shape and intensity of the PEE spectrum depend on the material treatment conditions. It is suggested that internal stresses and...
- Thickness of the damaged layer along the track made by a high-energy ion in polyimide. Vilenskiı, A. I.; Mchedlishvili, B. V.; Klyuev, V. A.; Toporov, Yu. P. // Technical Physics Letters;Dec97, Vol. 23 Issue 12, p931
The thickness of the damaged layer along a particle track in polyimide is estimated by the method of thermally stimulated exoelectron emission and found to be ∼30 nm.
- Exoelectron emission spectroscopy of silicon nitride thin films. Rosenman, G.; Naich, M.; Molotskii, M.; Dechtiar, Yu.; Noskov, V. // Applied Physics Letters;4/15/2002, Vol. 80 Issue 15, p2743
Thermally stimulated exoelectron emission method is applied to amorphous silicon nitride (α-Si[sub 3]N[sub 4]) thin insulating films in the temperature region (300–550) K for energy spectroscopy of electronic states. The measured spectrum of electron (hole) traps is in good agreement...
- Influence of heterogeneity of an insulating film on its activation process and on the parameters of the thermally stimulated exoelectron emission observed from it. Vilenskiı, A. I.; Klyuev, V. A.; Toporov, Yu. P.; Revina, E. S. // Technical Physics Letters;Mar97, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p248
The influence of surface heterogeneity of an insulating film on its exoelectron emission is investigated. It is shown experimentally that the thermally stimulated exoemission spectra of control samples and samples irradiated for the purpose of creating local regions with a higher electrical...
- Field-stimulated exoelectron emission from 99.9999% pure Al. Tagawa, M.; Takenobu, S.; Ohmae, N.; Umeno, M. // Applied Physics Letters;8/15/1988, Vol. 53 Issue 7, p626
Exoelectrons were emitted from a 99.9999% pure Al tip by applying an electric field as a stimulus. This occurred at lower voltages than that necessary for field emission of electrons. Field-stimulated exoelectron emission showed a characteristic storage effect in accordance with the time...
- Exoemissive noise activity of different metallic materials. Bichevin, V.; Kaambre, H.; Sammelselg, V.; Kelle, H.; Asari, E.; Saks, O. // Review of Scientific Instruments;Nov96, Vol. 67 Issue 11, p3951
Presents a study that proposed a method for testing the exoemission activity of different metals. Applications of the metals in high sensitivity electrometry or attoammetry; Selection of materials with weaker exoelectron spurious currents.
- Transient exoelectron emission from a clean tungsten tip at 200-450 K triggered by the surface... Shiota, T.; Ohmae, N. // Journal of Applied Physics;5/1/1999, Vol. 85 Issue 9, p6811
Presents information on a study that investigated the temperature dependence of field-stimulated exoelectron emission on a clean tungsten tip. Experimental details; Results and discussion; Conclusions.
- It's Electric! Dickey, Christopher // Newsweek Global;9/20/2013, Vol. 161 Issue 33, p1
The article looks at research reported in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" on using exoelectrogenic microbes, or microbes that generate electrons, to generate usable electricity, and notes that such microbes inhabit ocean dead zones that have been depleted of oxygen.
