Citation
M. Nagao et al., Dependence of emission characteristics of Spindt-type field emitters on cathode material, APPL SURF S, 146(1-4), 1999, pp. 182-186
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
ISSN journal
01694332
→ ACNP
Volume
146
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
182 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-4332(199905)146:1-4<182:DOECOS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We fabricated Spindt-type field emitters with four kinds of cathode materia
l (Au, Ni, Pt, and Mo) and estimated the emission characteristics. The Pt e
mitter showed the best emission characteristics with the lowest operating v
oltage and the most stable emission among the four kinds of emitters. The d
ifference of the operating voltage among the cathode material is attributed
to the emitter shape. The reason the Pt emitter showed stable emission is
its inert surface. Pt is a promising material for Spindt-type field emitter
s from the cone shape, melting point, and inert surface. (C) 1999 Elsevier
Science B.V. All rights reserved.