Fursey, George.

Field Emission in Vacuum Microelectronics [recurso electrónico] / by George Fursey ; edited by Ivor Brodie, Paul Schwoebel. - XV, 205 p. online resource. - Microdevices, Physics and Fabrication Technologies . - Microdevices, Physics and Fabrication Technologies .

Field Electron Emission from Metals -- Characteristics of Field Emission at Very High Current Densities -- Maximum Field Emission Current Densities -- Field Emission In Microwave Field -- Field Emission from Semiconductors -- Statistics of Field Electron Emission -- The Use of Field Emission Cathodes in Electron Optical Systems: Emission Localization to Small Solid Angles -- Advances in Applications.

Field emission is a phenomenon described by quantum mechanics. Its emission capability is millions times higher than that of any other known types of electron emission. Nowadays this phenomenon is experiencing a new life due to wonderful applications in the atomic resolution microscopy, in electronic holography, and in the vacuum micro- and nanoelectronics in general. The main field emission properties, and some most remarkable experimental facts and applications, are described in this book.

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PHYSICS.
OPTICAL MATERIALS.
PHYSICS.
PHYSICS, GENERAL.
OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS.
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