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Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)

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This image shows an etched semiconducting channel with electron source (A) and barrier (B). The electron pairs are emitted by the source and split at the barrier into two separate electric conductors (arrow).

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(Fig.: PTB)

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