Ionization by impact electrons in solids: Electron mean free path fitted over a wide energy range
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Ionization by impact electrons in solids: Electron mean free path fitted over a wide energy range
We propose a simple formula for fitting the electron ionization mean free paths in solids both at high and at low electron energies. The free-electron-gas approximation used for predicting electron mean free paths is no longer valid at low impact energies E−EF 50 eV , as the band structure effects become significant at those energies. Therefore, we include the results of band structure calculat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Physics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0021-8979,1089-7550
DOI: 10.1063/1.2161821