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PRONUNCIATION OF WORK FUNCTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORK FUNCTION

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Work function is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WORK FUNCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Work function

In solid-state physics, the work function is the minimum thermodynamic work needed to remove an electron from a solid to a point in the vacuum immediately outside the solid surface. Here "immediately" means that the final electron position is far from the surface on the atomic scale, but still too close to the solid to be influenced by ambient electric fields in the vacuum. The work function is not a characteristic of a bulk material, but rather a property of the surface of the material.

Definition of work function in the English dictionary

The definition of work function in the dictionary is the minimum energy required to transfer an electron from a point within a solid to a point just outside its surface φ, Φ.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORK FUNCTION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE WORK FUNCTION

accreditation
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Synonyms and antonyms of work function in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «work function» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORK FUNCTION

Find out the translation of work function to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of work function from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «work function» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工作职能
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

función de trabajo
570 millions of speakers

English

work function
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काम समारोह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وظيفة عمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

работа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

função de trabalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাজের কৌশল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fonction de travail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fungsi kerja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

仕事関数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일 함수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fungsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức năng làm việc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேலை செயல்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्य फंक्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iş görevi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

funzione di lavoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

funkcja pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

робота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Funcția de muncă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λειτουργία εργασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werkfunksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetsfunktion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeid funksjon
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORK FUNCTION»

The term «work function» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.862 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORK FUNCTION»

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Tungsten: Properties, Chemistry, Technology of the Elements, ...
Work Function for Different Metals and Tungsten/ Adsorbate Combinations [ 1 .90 ] and Electronegativity of the Metals According to Pauling 7.2.7. Electron Emission The energy required by an electron to escape from the surface of a crystalline ...
Erik Lassner, Wolf-Dieter Schubert, 1999
2
Surface Electrochemistry: A Molecular Level Approache
In early electrode kinetics literature,120 it was tacitly assumed that the term "work function" referred to the metal-vacuum work function. However, although the work done to take an electron from the Fermi level of a metal in contact with a ...
John O'M. Bockris, Shahad U.M. Khan, 1993
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Systematic Evaluation of Metal Gate Electrode Effective Work ...
The electrode work function is then determined using Φms and the known work function of the silicon substrate (Φs), as shown in Figure 1.5. EWF should be predominately determined by the bulk/vacuum work function of the materials, which is ...
Huang-Chun Wen, 2006
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Foundations of Electronic Devices
The material thus becomes an n-type semiconductor resulting in the reduction of the work function. The thermionic emission constant A is also found to reduce drastically (sometimes being less than unity) which tends to reduce the emission.
M. Satyam, K. Ramkumar, 1990
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Handbook of Ion Sources
P- = (2/7t) exp[-n(<|>-Ea)/2av cos0] (3) where <(> is the work function of the metal surface, Ea is the electron affinity, 9 is the ejection angle of an emitting particle ( cosO means the normal velocity), and a is the decay factor for hydrogen, i.e., 2 x ...
Bernhard Wolf, 1995
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Optimization of Gate Electrode Stack for Work Function Tuning
Here are some important conclusions achieved in the past years.
Jaehoon Lee, 2006
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Dielectric Phenomena in Solids: With Emphasis on Physical ...
either neutral or ionized, may greatly modify the surface potential barrier and may then raise or lower the work function of the metal by more than 2eV. For example, atoms of an electronegative gas such as oxygen adsorbed on the surface will ...
Kwan-Chi Kao, 2004
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Physics and Technology of High-k Gate Dielectrics: ...
The limitations of each approach for work function engineering are discussed. ... Some promising techniques for engineering the metal work function towards band-edge involve the use of dielectric capping layers such as MgO for nFETs (1)  ...
S. Kar, D. Misra, D. Landheer, 2008
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New Scientist
Increasing the vapour pressure of the caesium beyond the level necesary to neutralise the electrons lowers the work function of the cathode's base material, tungsten. This can improve the efficiency of the converter as long as the work function ...
10
ADVANCES ELECTRONC &ELECTRON PHYSICS
atomic film of electropositive metal atoms on a polycrystalline metal substrate is lower the lower the ionization energy of the adsorbate and the higher the work function of the substrate metal. See, for example, the highly simplified model ...
Ladislaus Marton, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORK FUNCTION»

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Fair Work warns employers over onus of alcohol at work functions
The case has also delivered a warning to employers who allow their staff to access their own drinks at work functions, with Fair Work Commission vice-president ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
“Who the f-ck are you?”: Employers responsible for behaviour of …
Once the work function had ended, Keenan went to a public bar with some of his colleagues. The commission heard he called one female colleague a “stuck up ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Man shot dead by colleague at work function
A man was shot dead by one of his colleagues after a fight broke out between the two during a work function in the Hughes area of Boksburg, on the East Rand, ... «Citizen, Jun 15»
4
For National Bike to Work Week motivation and beyond, keep an …
Like half of all Americans, I live less than five miles from where I work. ... up for a volunteer recognition lunch and attend a fancier work function in the evening. «MinnPost, May 15»
5
Christmas party goes wrong
A 51-year-old Southland truck driver is in a serious condition in Dunedin Hospital after a incident at a work function in Winton at the weekend. HW Richardson ... «The Southland Times, Dec 14»
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A month with the iPhone 6 Plus: Surprisingly useful for work functions
Suffice it to say that I am surprised how many of my typical work functions are nicely served by the iPhone. That's a big reason why the phone is always in my ... «ZDNet, Nov 14»
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Threshold voltage tuning for 10nm and beyond CMOS integration
These are: 1) precise effective work function (eWF) control over a 600 millivolt (mV) tuning range to achieve multiple VT, 2) maintaining conductivity for a sub-15 ... «ElectroIQ, Oct 14»
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Woman wins record near-$500000 sexual harassment payout for …
A WOMAN will be awarded almost $500,000 for sexual harassment by a male co-worker after a judge found he had unwanted sex with her after a work function. «Courier Mail, Dec 13»
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What to wear to the office holiday party
So what's appropriate for a holiday work function? The answer depends on where you'll be and how formal you dress for work during the day. First off, you'll ... «Globalnews.ca, Dec 13»
10
Former employee sues TRUenergy over sexual harassment claim
Ms Shea reported that Mr Holmes sexually harassed her at a work function Hong Kong in 2010 to the human resources department. TRUenergy launched an ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 13»

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