Title :
Nonlinear electron conductance and avalanche transit-time effects in the field emission diode
Author :
Solntsev, Victor A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. & Math., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
A nonlinear electron conductance and the possibility of generating the oscillations in the field emission diode have been studied. A diode operation in the current cutoff regime has been considered. The similarity with the avalanche transit-time diode has been noted. The great influence of the field nonuniformity near the cathode on the electron conductance and efficiency has been shown
Keywords :
diodes; electron field emission; microwave generation; transit time devices; vacuum microelectronics; avalanche transit-time effects; current cutoff regime; efficiency; field emission diode; field nonuniformity; nonlinear electron conductance; Cathodes; Diodes; Distributed amplifiers; Electron emission; Mathematics; Microstructure; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave devices; Microwave generation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Microelectronics Conference, 1996. IVMC'96., 9th International
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3594-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVMC.1996.601888
