On the experimental proof of the general theory of electron emission from metals

Electron emission in intense electric fields

Ralph Howard Fowler, L. W. Nordheim · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character · 1928 · 5.6K citations · Full text

Thermionic Emission, Field Emission, and the Transition Region

E. L. Murphy, R. H. Good · Physical Review · 1956 · 1.4K citations

Electrical Engineering, Low Temperatures, Engineering +9

The effect of the image force on the emission and reflexion of electrons by metals

L. W. Nordhiem · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character · 1928 · 501 citations · Full text

Work Function of Tungsten Single Crystal Planes Measured by the Field Emission Microscope

Erwin W. Müller · Journal of Applied Physics · 1955 · 180 citations

Engineering, Microscopy, Crystal Growth Technology +19

Temperature-and-Field Emission of Electrons from Metals

W. W. Dolan, W. P. Dyke · Physical Review · 1954 · 161 citations

Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Physics +14