• DocumentCode
    1874707
  • Title

    Reduction of the work function on Mo(100) surface covered with ZrO2

  • Author

    Nakane, Hideaki ; Satoh, Shinya ; Adachi, Hiroshi

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Muroran Inst. of Technol., Japan
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    11-16 July 2004
  • Firstpage
    136
  • Lastpage
    137
  • Abstract
    The work function of the Mo(100) surface has a relatively high value of 4.3 eV, it can be reduced to 2.1 eV by heating with slight layer of zirconium oxide. The field emission electrons are dominantly extracted from a (100) surface of a molybdenum sharp needle emitter.
  • Keywords
    electron field emission; heat treatment; molybdenum; work function; zirconium compounds; 2.1 eV; 4.3 eV; Mo; ZrO2; field emission electrons; molybdenum sharp needle emitter; work function; Cathodes; Crystalline materials; Electron emission; Electron sources; Etching; Heat engines; Histograms; Needles; Resistance heating; Zirconium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2004. IVNC 2004. Technical Digest of the 17th International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8397-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVNC.2004.1354937
  • Filename
    1354937
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1874707