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photofield

photofield noun: used attributively to describe a form of photoemission in which an electron in a metal is excited by a photon and subsequently tunnels out of the surface.

Noun

photofield (uncountable)

  1. Used attributively to describe a form of photoemission in which an electron in a metal is excited by a photon and subsequently tunnels out of the surface

Origin of photofield

From photo- + field.

Questions about photofield

What does photofield mean?
Photofield means used attributively to describe a form of photoemission in which an electron in a metal is excited by a photon and subsequently tunnels out of the surface.
What part of speech is photofield?
Photofield is a noun.

Words near photofield in the dictionary

  1. photoferroelectrics
  2. photoferrotroph
  3. photoferrotrophic
  4. photoferrotrophs
  5. photoferrotrophy
  6. photofield
  7. photofilm
  8. photofilms
  9. photofinish
  10. photofinisher
  11. photofinishers

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