Title :
Work function measurement of Er-oxide/W(100) surface by using of photoemission electron microscope
Author :
Nakane, Hideaki ; Kawakubo, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Electron. Eng., Muroran Inst. of Technol., Muroran, Japan
Abstract :
A cathode material of a low work function is needed to achieve a high performance electron source. We measured the work function of W(100) surface modified with Er2O3 by using of photoemission electron microscope. The work function of Er-oxide/W(100) surface is measured to be 2.65eV.
Keywords :
erbium compounds; photoelectron microscopy; surface treatment; tungsten; work function; Er-oxide-W(100) surface; Er2O3-W; cathode material; high performance electron source; photoemission electron microscopy; surface modification; work function; Cathodes; Optical surface waves; Photoelectricity; Photoelectron microscopy; Temperature measurement; Erbium oxide; PEEM; W(100) surface; work function;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2015 28th International
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-9356-0
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2015.7225550