Formation of a nano-emitter for electron field emission on a liquid metal ion source tip after solidification of the alloy

Vacuum

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 345-349

  Knapp, Wolfram ^a   Bischoff, Lothar ^b   Teichert, Jochen ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron source; Field emitter; Liquid metal ion source; Nano emitter

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON SOURCES; ION SOURCES; QUENCHING; SOLIDIFICATION;

NANO-EMITTERS;

LIQUID METALS;

EID: 0037168504     PISSN: 0042207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-207X(02)00356-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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