DocumentCode
2653987
Title
Reason for free electrons from the surface of ferroelectrics with a metal lattice structure
Author
Heydari, H. ; Tille, T.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Theor. Electr. Eng., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
Volume
3
fYear
1997
fDate
12-16 May 1997
Firstpage
2784
Abstract
This work is an analytical description of a phenomenon known as electron emission from ferroelectrics. The production of free electrons from the surface of ferroelectrics with a metal lattice structure will be explained. An analytical field calculation shows that with a given structure the apparent surface charges of the ferroelectrics produce an electric field, which causes an electron emission from the metal lattice because of the tunnel effect. The emission process is described on the basis of the Fowler-Nordheim formula. After the polarization change of the ferroelectrics, free electrons are produced as a result of the Coulomb interaction. In theory this work analyzes the question of producing high density electron currents by means of ferroelectric materials. The calculated values are compared to empirically found data
Keywords
dielectric polarisation; electron emission; ferroelectricity; Coulomb interaction; Fowler-Nordheim formula; analytical description; electron emission; ferroelectric surface; free electrons; metal lattice structure; polarization change; tunnel effect; Boring; Capacitors; Charge carriers; Electron beams; Electron emission; Ferroelectric materials; Lattices; Polarization; Production; Tunneling;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4376-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAC.1997.752765
Filename
752765
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