FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LATERAL CUSP-EDGE AND KNIFE-EDGE GEOMETRY CATHODES

被引:8
作者
KIM, JM
CARR, WN
ZETO, RJ
机构
[1] NEW JERSEY INST TECHNOL,MICROELECTR RES CTR,NEWARK,NJ 07102
[2] USA,RES LAB,FT MONMOUTH,NJ 07703
来源
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1993年 / 11卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1116/1.586884
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Two lift-off techniques are demonstrated to form lateral field emission cathodes by shadowing a sputter deposition for tungsten composite. A current of 26 muA is observed for ''knife-edge'' cathodes of 23 mum edge length. The I-V characteristics are consistent with the Fowler-Nordheim relationship. The effect of focusing electrodes for increasing anode collection efficiency is consistent with our electron trajectory tracing simulations. The fabrication process for these devices is described in detail.
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页数:5
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