• DocumentCode
    2312223
  • Title

    Observation of emission from silicon field-emission arrays with focusing

  • Author

    Cha-Mei Tang ; Swyden, T.A. ; Ting, A.C. ; Liu, X.F. ; Yadon, L. ; Sune, C.T. ; Jones, G.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Plasma Phys., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    5-8 Dec. 1993
  • Firstpage
    761
  • Lastpage
    764
  • Abstract
    We report emission data from 1/spl times/100 and 2/spl times/100 arrays showing focusing. Emission patterns on screen were expected to be approximately circular. However, we consistently observed elongated emission patterns and football shaped images. One explanation is a focusing mechanism associated with the layout of the emitters. This assumption is verified by EGUN2 simulation.<>
  • Keywords
    electron field emission; electron optics; elemental semiconductors; focusing; silicon; vacuum microelectronics; EGUN2 simulation; Si; elongated emission patterns; focusing; football shaped images; silicon field-emission arrays; Collimators; Electrodes; Electron emission; Field emitter arrays; Focusing; Large screen displays; Phosphors; Silicon; Space technology; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 1993. IEDM '93. Technical Digest., International
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC, USA
  • ISSN
    0163-1918
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1450-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.1993.347202
  • Filename
    347202