Quantum-mechanical analysis of the field-emission characteristics of triode electron-optical systems with nanodimensional conic and edge carbon emitters

Author

Zakharchenko, Yu.F. ; Sinitsyn, N.I. ; Gulyaev, Yu.V.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Radio Eng. & Electron., Acad. of Sci., Saratov, Russia

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

83

Lastpage

84

Abstract

Field emission characteristics are quantum-mechanically analyzed for a number of models of triode electron-optical structures with nanodimensional conic and edge carbon emitters with emitting tops having semielliptic configuration. The analysis takes into account the nonlinear nature of distribution of electric potential V in the region of potential barrier, that is the space between the emitter top and the equipotential corresponding to the work function potential of electron emitted by the material. The Laplace and quantum-wave equations are solved using the method of conformal mapping for edge emitters and the method of finite elements for conic emitters

Keywords

Laplace equations; carbon; electron field emission; electron optics; finite element analysis; triodes; vacuum microelectronics; work function; C; Laplace equation; conformal mapping; field emission; finite element method; nanodimensional conic carbon emitter; nanodimensional edge carbon emitter; nonlinear electric potential distribution; potential barrier; quantum mechanical analysis; quantum wave equation; triode electron optical system; work function; Carbon dioxide; Conformal mapping; Current density; Electric potential; Electrodes; Electron emission; Finite element methods; Nanostructures; Nonlinear equations; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Microelectronics Conference, 2001. IVMC 2001. Proceedings of the 14th International

Conference_Location

Davis, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7197-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVMC.2001.939664

Filename

939664