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Thermionic electron emission from single carbon nanostructures and its applications in vacuum nanoelectronics

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This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2013CB933604), NSF of China (Grant Nos. 61371001, 61621061).

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    Xianlong Wei, Qing Chen & Lian-Mao Peng

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Wei, X., Chen, Q. & Peng, LM. Thermionic electron emission from single carbon nanostructures and its applications in vacuum nanoelectronics. MRS Bulletin 42, 493–499 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2017.145

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