SIMULATION AND DESIGN OF FIELD EMITTERS

被引:49
作者
MARCUS, RB
CHIN, KK
YUAN, Y
WANG, HJ
CARR, WN
机构
[1] NEW JERSEY INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,NEWARK,NJ 07102
[2] NEW JERSEY INST TECHNOL,DEPT ELECT ENGN,NEWARK,NJ 07102
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D O I
10.1109/16.106255
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Electron emission characteristics are described for two generic field emitter structures: a cone and a wedge. Effects of variations in emitter geometry on electron current, spectral and temporal dispersion of eletron emission, and emitter heating are calculated analytically and by computer simulation. Several guidelines for emitter design are suggested. © 1990 IEEE
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页码:1545 / 1550
页数:6
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