Micromachined field emission cathode with an integrated heater

被引:7
作者
Das, JH [1 ]
MacDonald, NC [1 ]
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV,NATL NANOFABRICAT FACIL,ITHACA,NY 14853
来源
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1995年 / 13卷 / 06期
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10.1116/1.588015
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
We report on the fabrication and operation of integrated micromachined and suspended field emission cathode tips. The emitter tips are suspended at the center of a silicon beam using multiple patterning methods of high aspect ratio silicon structures using a single layer silicon dioxide etch mask. The integrated, suspended silicide microheater is used to clean and to activate the cathodes. The silicon tips are subsequently modified to improve their emission properties. The modified cathodes exhibit a significantly lower turn on voltage of about 50 V (similar to 100 V for silicon cathodes), and need no chemical tip cleaning prior to emission. A much larger emission current with reduced emission noise has been observed when a single tip is cycled through the tip forming process. (C) 1995 American Vacuum Society.
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页码:2432 / 2435
页数:4
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