Space charge and quantum effects on electron emission

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Jensen, Kevin L ^a   Lebowitz, Joel ^b   Lau, Y Y ^a,c   Luginsland, John ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE CATHODES; BARRIER HEIGHTS; CURRENT LIMITS; EMISSION MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; PULSED CURRENTS; QUANTUM EFFECTS; SCHOTTKY; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS; SURFACE BARRIER; SURFACE FIELD; THERMAL EMISSIONS; TRANSIT TIME;

FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

ELECTRON EMISSION;

EID: 84858957781     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3692577     Document Type: Article

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