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Surface Photovoltage-Induced Ultralow Work Function Material for Thermionic Energy Converters

Peter Schindler, Daniel C. Riley, Igor Bargatin, Kunal Sahasrabuddhe, Jared Schwede, Steven Y. Sun, P. Pianetta, Zhi‐Xun Shen, Roger T. Howe, Nicholas A. Melosh

ACS Energy Letters · 2019 · 42 citations · 53 references

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curve shift consistent with the collector work function reduction. This method opens an avenue toward efficient TECs and next-generation electron emission devices.

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Physical Content of the Exact Kohn-Sham Orbital Energies: Band Gaps and Derivative Discontinuities

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A Universal Method to Produce Low–Work Function Electrodes for Organic Electronics

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Surface photovoltage phenomena: theory, experiment, and applications

Leeor Kronik · Surface Science Reports · 1999 · 1.6K citations

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