DocumentCode
1669972
Title
Optimal geometry for electron emission from a metallic grating
Author
Haddad, B. ; Schachter, L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Volume
1
fYear
1998
Firstpage
303
Abstract
Field-emission from a rectangular metallic grating is considered in detail ignoring space-charge effects. It is shown that for a given anode-cathode spacing and voltage, there is an optimal geometry of the grooves for extraction of maximum current or current density
Keywords
current density; electron field emission; periodic structures; anode-cathode spacing; electron field-emission; grooves; maximum current density; optimal geometry; rectangular metallic grating; Anodes; Boundary conditions; Current density; Electron emission; Electrostatics; Geometry; Gratings; Space technology; Teeth; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrotechnical Conference, 1998. MELECON 98., 9th Mediterranean
Conference_Location
Tel-Aviv
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3879-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MELCON.1998.692403
Filename
692403
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