Title :
Field electron emission from metal surfaces at zero Kelvin using computational methods
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
Today using computers it is possible to solve the original equations (including the case where the field is large enough to bring the potential barrier below the Fermi level), to any desired precision over the entire range of electric fields without resort to any approximations. For this work by referring the zero of energy to the bottom of the conduction band, the basic equations have been rewritten in a less confusing form more suitable for computation.
Keywords :
Fermi level; conduction bands; electron field emission; Fermi level; basic equations; computational methods; conduction band; electric fields; field electron emission; metal surfaces; potential barrier; zero Kelvin; Current density; Drives; Electron emission; Equations; Kelvin; Potential energy; Quantum computing; Quantum mechanics; Telephony; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2005. IVNC 2005. Technical Digest of the 18th International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8397-4
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2005.1619511
