Thermionic Emission

THE ADSORPTION OF GASES ON PLANE SURFACES OF GLASS, MICA AND PLATINUM.

Irving Langmuir · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1918 · 22.8K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +16

THE CONSTITUTION AND FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS. PART I. SOLIDS.

Irving Langmuir · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1916 · 9.8K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +6

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 · 5.7K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +9

The Penetration of a Potential Barrier by Electrons

Carl Eckart · Physical Review · 1930 · 2.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Condensed Matter Physics +9

The Effect of Space Charge and Residual Gases on Thermionic Currents in High Vacuum

Irving Langmuir · Physical Review · 1913 · 1K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +12