SLOW ELECTRON MEAN FREE PATHS IN ALUMINUM, SILVER, AND GOLD,

Abstract

Beam attenuation measurements were made on free-standing polycrystalline films of various thicknesses at energies between the work function and several electron volts above. The electron-electron collision mean free paths were determined by correction of the attenuation lengths for electron-phonon scattering lengths deduced from the attenuation temperature dependence. Imperfection mean free paths were negligble. Results are discussed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0698743

Entities

People

  • Helmut Kanter

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Attenuation
  • Collisions
  • Electrons
  • Mathematics
  • Mean Free Path
  • Measurement
  • Polycrystals
  • Scattering
  • Thickness
  • Work Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene