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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1998. MELECON 98., 9th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Tel-Aviv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3879-0
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1998.692403
