Vertical thin-film-edge field emitters: Fabrication by chemical beam deposition, imaging of cathodoluminescence and characterization of emission

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 92-97

  Hsu, David S Y ^a   Gray, Henry F ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD); Electron emission; Field emission; Platinum

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRON EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; FIELD EMITTERS; THIN-FILM-EDGE FIELD EMITTERS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0030234502     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(95)08520-3     Document Type: Article

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