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Work Function

Work Function is the minimum energy required to remove an electron from the surface of a material to a point in the vacuum immediately outside, distinguishing it from bulk electronic properties by specifically characterizing surface electronic behavior in condensed matter physics and surface science.

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The work function of the elements and its periodicity

Herbert B. Michaelson · Journal of Applied Physics · 1977 · 4.2K citations

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Surface States and Rectification at a Metal Semi-Conductor Contact

John Bardeen · Physical Review · 1947 · 2.1K citations

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Work function, electronegativity, and electrochemical behaviour of metals

Sergio Trasatti · Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry · 1972 · 2K citations

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Origin of the Open Circuit Voltage of Plastic Solar Cells

Christoph J. Brabec, Antonio Cravino, Niyazi Serdar Sariçiftçi et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · 2001 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Hot Electrons Do the Impossible: Plasmon-Induced Dissociation of H<sub>2</sub> on Au

Shaunak Mukherjee, Florian Libisch, Nicolas Large et al. · Nano Letters · 2012 · 1.6K citations

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  1. NK
    Norbert Koch

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    32 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. SR
    Seth R. Marder

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    21 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. JL
    Jong‐Lam Lee

    Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea

    30 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. AK
    Antoine Kahn

    Princeton University, United States

    20 publications · 3.4K citations

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  5. HH
    Hideo Hosono

    Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    21 publications · 1.6K citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    61 h-index

    946 publications

    61.2K citations

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    41 h-index

    246 publications

    23.8K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    39 h-index

    372 publications

    17.2K citations

  4. Sungkyunkwan University

    Seoul, South Korea

    38 h-index

    431 publications

    34.2K citations

  5. Pohang University of Science and Technology

    Pohang, South Korea

    38 h-index

    363 publications

    20.5K citations

  6. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    37 h-index

    263 publications

    16.8K citations

  7. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    36 h-index

    367 publications

    24.1K citations

  8. South China University of Technology

    Guangzhou, China

    36 h-index

    268 publications

    18.4K citations

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  1. Applied Physics Letters

    493 publications · 31.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Physics

    415 publications · 28.4K citations

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  3. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    204 publications · 17.5K citations

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  4. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 190 publications · 14.5K citations

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  5. Advanced Functional Materials

    106 publications · 12.6K citations

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