Field penetration into amorphous-carbon films: Consequences for field-induced electron emission

Surface and Interface Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 139-145

  Forbes, Richard G ^a   Xanthakis, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbon; Field emission; Field penetration; Hopping conductors

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRON EMISSION; ENERGY GAP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON EQUATION; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; FIELD PENETRATION; HOPPING CONDUCTORS; LOW-MACROSCOPIC-FIELD (LMF);

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

EID: 33847027927     PISSN: 01422421     EISSN: 10969918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sia.2477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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