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Field emission properties of linear carbon clusters

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The field emission of linear carbon clusters in a constant electric field is studied both numerically and analytically. It is found that for fields of the order of 0.6 V/Å, a chain of 10 carbon atoms can yield currents as large as aμA. Such an ‘electron gun’ is expected to be highly monoenergetic.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano, Via Celoria 16, I-20133, Milano, Italy

    H. E. Roman, A. Lorenzoni & R. A. Broglia

  2. The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    R. A. Broglia

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Roman, H.E., Lorenzoni, A. & Broglia, R.A. Field emission properties of linear carbon clusters. Czech J Phys 48, 817–820 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021495201853

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