| Investigations of nanocrystalline (NC) tungsten samples by field emission methods showed that energy-distributions of field-emitted electrons from NC tungsten differ significantly from energy-distributions of coarse-grained metal. Measurements by an electron beam retarding potential technique displayed the reduction of work function due to formation of NC structure in metal. The revealed features are explained using two phase model for NC metal. |
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