DocumentCode
551292
Title
Progress in securing the foundations of field-assisted electron emission theory
Author
Forbes, Richard G. ; Deane, Jonathan H B
Author_Institution
Adv. Technol. Inst., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
fYear
2011
fDate
18-22 July 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a re-examination of the wave-mechanical theory of electron emission across an exact triangular barrier. This is a fourth-generation treatment of a problem first addressed by Fowler and Nordheim in 1928, subsequently by other researchers. The outcome is a transparent derivation of an exact general analytical formula (previously found by Jensen) and the identification of numerous special cases in which specific approximations to the general formula apply.
Keywords
electron emission; Fowler-Nordheim theory; exact triangular barrier; field-assisted electron emission theory; wave-mechanical theory; Approximation methods; Electron emission; System-on-a-chip; Tunneling; Fowler-Nordheim theory; cold field electron emission; exact triangular barrier; transmission coefficient; tunneling;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2011 24th International
Conference_Location
Wuppertal
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1243-2
Type
conf
Filename
6004532
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