Published May 15, 2010
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Journal article
Nickel field-emission microcathode: Art of fabrication, properties, and applications
- 1. Ioffe Institute, 26 Polytekhnicheskaya, St. Petersburg 194021 (Russian Federation)
Description
An effective method for mass production of field-emission microcathodes (μFECs) is suggested and described. The main properties of the μFECs are calculated using the actual geometric parameters of the system (emitting nanotip radius ∼15-20 nm, interelectrode distance ∼1.5-2 μm, etc.). It is shown that the electric field strength in the immediate vicinity of a nanotip is several units of 107V/cm at comparatively low (100-200 V) voltages applied. A series of probable applications taking advantage of the unique features of the μFECs are suggested.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2010.03.013Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nimb.2010.03.013;
- PII
- S0168-583X(10)00287-9;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
- Journal Volume
- 268
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1686-1688
- ISSN
- 0168-583X
- CODEN
- NIMBEU
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41079858
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CATHODES; DISTANCE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FABRICATION; FIELD EMISSION; NICKEL
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRODES; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.