Title :
To the effect of space-charge field of the emitted electrons on a thermal field electron sources
Author :
Ptitsin, Valery E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Anal. Instrum., Russian Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
This paper presents theoretical current-voltage characteristic (CVC) calculations for the diode with a thermal field cathode bearing in mind the possible SCF effect on the emission process in high electric field (F ≥ 4 -5 V/nm) region.
Keywords :
cathodes; diodes; electron field emission; electron sources; space charge; current-voltage properties; diode; electron emitter; space-charge field effect; thermal field cathode; thermal field electron sources;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electron Sources Conference and Nanocarbon (IVESC), 2010 8th International
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6645-0
DOI :
10.1109/IVESC.2010.5644397
