Simulation of field-emitted electron trajectories and transport from carbon nanotubes

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1101-1107

  Walker, D G ^a   Zhang, W ^b   Fisher, T S ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ARRAYS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CATHODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRAJECTORIES;

ELECTRON TRAJECTORIES; LOW TURN-ON FIELDS; VACUUM GAPS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 3242665353     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.1755214     Document Type: Article

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