Space charge effects on the current-voltage characteristics of gated field emitter arrays

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 845-854

  Jensen, K L ^a   Kodis, M A ^a   Murphy, R A ^a,b   Zaidman, E G ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FIELD EMITTER ARRAYS; GATE VOLTAGE;

ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE;

EID: 0031186205     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.365783     Document Type: Article

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