INTENSE LASER-INDUCED SELF-EMISSION OF ELECTRONS FROM FERROELECTRICS

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作者
GEISSLER, K [1 ]
MEINEKE, A [1 ]
RIEGE, H [1 ]
SCHMIDT, K [1 ]
HANDEREK, J [1 ]
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[1] SILESIAN UNIV,INST PHYS,PL-40007 KATOWICE,POLAND
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10.1016/0375-9601(93)90938-V
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O4 [物理学];
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We report on laser-induced electron emission (LIEE) from ferroelectrics (FE) at 266, 355 and 532 nm wavelength without any extraction voltage. Emitted charges of up to 4 nC/cm2 with kinetic energies of up to 10 keV, currents exceeding 100 mA, and emitted current densities of several A/cm2 were observed with PLZT ceramics at laser pulse energies of 1 to 2 mJ (10(6) W/CM2) and a pulse width of 5 ns FWHM. The driving electric field is generated by the switching of the spontaneous FE polarization P(s) in a thin surface layer at the time scale of 1 ns. The extraction-field-free emission can be maintained at a constant level, when the polarization switching of the FE cathode is regularly repeated. Reliable long-term LIEE operation of FE cathodes, emitting nC electron charges, has been demonstrated.
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