Theory of space charge limited regime of thermionic energy converter with negative electron affinity emitter

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B:Nanotechnology and Microelectronics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1132-1141

  Smith, Joshua Ryan ^a   Bilbro, Griff L ^b   Nemanich, Robert J ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; POISSON EQUATION;

COLLISIONLESS GAS; ELECTROSTATIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EMITTER ELECTRODES; EMITTER MATERIALS; NEGATIVE ELECTRON AFFINITY; NEGATIVE SPACE CHARGE; NITROGEN-DOPED DIAMOND; OUTPUT CURRENT; OUTPUT POWER; POISSON'S EQUATION; POSITIVE ELECTRON AFFINITIES; SPACE-CHARGE LIMITED; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED REGIMES; THERMIONIC ENERGIES; THERMIONIC ENERGY CONVERTERS;

ELECTRON AFFINITY;

EID: 77952997398     PISSN: 21662746     EISSN: 21662754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.3125282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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