Beta Radiation Enhanced Thermionic Emission from Diamond Thin Films
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Beta Radiation Enhanced Thermionic Emission from Diamond Thin Films
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2297-3079
DOI: 10.3389/fmech.2017.00017