Title :
Comments on the voltage scaling of field electron emission current-voltage characteristics
Author :
Forbes, Richard G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
fDate :
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Abstract :
Cabrera et al. have reported and explained a voltage-scaling effect, as distance d between an emitter and plane varies. An alternative approach here splits the explanation into parts related to the emission physics and the system electrostatics, and has advantages. The basic need is to keep a characteristic field constant.
Keywords :
electron field emission; constant characteristic field; emission physics; emitter-plane distance; field electron emission current-voltage characteristics; system electrostatics; voltage scaling; Context; Electron emission; Electrostatics; Geometry; Shape; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electron Sources Conference (IVESC), 2014 Tenth International
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5770-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVESC.2014.6891977
