An analytical solution for microtip field emission current and effective emission area

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 9379-9384

  Zuber, J D ^a   Jensen, K L ^b   Sullivan, T E ^c  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CLASSICAL FIELDS; ELECTRIC FIELD SOLUTION; EMISSION AREA; EMITTER SURFACES; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; FIELD ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; FOWLER-NORDHEIM EQUATIONS; MICRO-TIP FIELD; MICROTIPS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PROLATE SPHEROIDAL COORDINATES; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TUNNELING CURRENT;

CURRENT DENSITY; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 0036607449     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1474596     Document Type: Article

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