In this review/tutorial paper, we cover the history, physics, and current status of vacuum
microelectronic devices. First we overview the performance requirements of vacuum …

This article discusses the current status of the rapidly evolving area of field emitter arrays.
The development of field emitter arrays is reviewed in the context of major applications of the …

During the historical development of Vacuum Electronics a lot of review articles and also
several more extensive textbooks have been written on vacuum electron sources, reflecting …

Introducing up-to-date coverage of research in electron field emission from nanostructures,
Vacuum Nanoelectronic Devices outlines the physics of quantum nanostructures, basic …

Analytically tractable models of thermal-field emission, field enhancement, and heating
mechanisms (Nottingham and resistive) are developed and combined to make estimates of …

Field emitter arrays (FEAs) have the potential to operate at high frequencies and in harsh
environments. However, the vacuum packaging of these devices poses a challenge due to …

We seek to identify the most promising materials and geometries for field emitter tips and
arrays (FEA) in applications requiring stable high current and conductance in a moderate …

Lateral field emission devices have been characterized and degradation tested for> 1000 h
to study stability and reliability. Two types of planar device structures, diode and bowtie …

Electron emission from molybdenum field emission microcathode arrays is sensitive to the
contamination of the emitters by the residual gases. We studied the effects of O 2 exposures …

The electric field of two semi-infinitely wide knife-edge cathodes with arbitrary separation is
calculated by using a Schwarz–Christoffel transformation. This geometry could also …