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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 06, Numéro C5, Septembre 1996
International Field Emission SocietyIFES'96 Proceedings of the 43rd International Field Emission Symposium |
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| Page(s) | C5-39 - C5-42 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1996505 | |
International Field Emission Society
IFES'96
Proceedings of the 43rd International Field Emission Symposium
J. Phys. IV France 06 (1996) C5-39-C5-42
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1996505
Physics Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
© EDP Sciences 1996
IFES'96
Proceedings of the 43rd International Field Emission Symposium
J. Phys. IV France 06 (1996) C5-39-C5-42
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1996505
Theoretical Analysis of a Geis-Spindt Cold Cathode Diamond Emitter
P. Lerner, P.H. Cutler and N.M. MiskovskyPhysics Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
Abstract
A quantitative theory for the operation of a Spindt-type cold cathode emitter embedded in a thin
diamond film doped with substitutional Nitrogen is presented. The device, recently developed by M. W.Geis
and colleagues at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, is characterized by high field emission currents at low power.
The theoretical model treats injection, by internal field emission, at the metal-diamond interface, transport
through the diamond film and emission at the diamond-vacuum surface. The calculated 1-V characteristics
agree well with the experimental results of Geis et al.
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