Work function measuring method
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TSINGHUA UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2008-01-16
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a method for measuring work function, in particular to a method for measuring work function of field emission materials. Background technique
[0002] The surface of metal materials can emit free electrons under certain circumstances, and this phenomenon is called surface emission. The generation of free electrons is due to the electrons in the metal gaining energy, overcoming the internal attraction and escaping from the metal. The energy required for an electron to escape from a metal is called the work function, and its unit is electron volts (eV). The work function of different metal materials is not the same. The surface emission of metal materials can be generally divided into thermal emission and field emission according to the reasons. When the temperature of the metal rises to a certain value, the electrons on the surface can gain enough kinetic energy to overcome the internal attraction and escape from the metal su...