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Nature of Thin Oxide Films on Metals as Revealed by Work Function Measurements

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QUINN, C., ROBERTS, M. Nature of Thin Oxide Films on Metals as Revealed by Work Function Measurements. Nature 200, 648–649 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200648a0

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