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
Abstract :
This conference presentation comments on the recent report of nearly-exact voltage scaling, in field electron emission measurements made when a single-tip emitter faces an extended planar surface. An alternative, “intuitive”, explanation is offered for this effect, and supplements the more quantitative explanations presented in the literature.
Keywords :
electron field emission; field electron emission current voltage characteristics; field electron emission measurements; single tip emitter; voltage scaling; Electric potential; Electrodes; Electron emission; Electrostatics; Equations; Mathematical model; Tunneling; Field electron emission; field emitter electrostatics; voltage scaling;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2014 27th International
Conference_Location :
Engelberg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5306-6
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2014.6894781
