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Infrared photoemission from p-type silicon has been observed with a threshold of 1.1 eV. The surface of the sample has been activated to a state of effective negative electron affinity. The escape depth for thermal photoelectrons is 5.5μ (microns) and surface escape probability is 0.18.
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Ramon U. Martinelli (1970) studied this question.
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