• DocumentCode
    3336465
  • Title

    Observation of valence band electron emission from n-type silicon field emitter arrays

  • Author

    Meng Ding ; Han Kim ; Akinwande, A.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Microsystems Technol. Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    23-23 June 1999
  • Firstpage
    170
  • Lastpage
    171
  • Abstract
    We investigate the electron emission behavior of n-type Si field emitters in the presence of high applied voltages. Electron emission from the valence band of an n-type Si field emitter array is reported for the first time.
  • Keywords
    electron field emission; elemental semiconductors; field emission displays; silicon; vacuum microelectronics; valence bands; Si; applied voltage; field emitter arrays; valence band electron emission; Apertures; Electron emission; Electrostatics; Field emitter arrays; Laboratories; Low voltage; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave technology; Sensor arrays; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Device Research Conference Digest, 1999 57th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5170-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DRC.1999.806360
  • Filename
    806360