ELECTRON-EMISSION - FROM THE FOWLER-NORDHEIM RELATION TO THE CHILD-LANGMUIR LAW

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LAU, YY
LIU, YF
PARKER, RK
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN, DEPT NUCL ENGN, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
[2] USN, RES LAB, DIV ELECTR SCI & TECHNOL, VACUUM ELECTR BRANCH, WASHINGTON, DC 20375 USA
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10.1063/1.870603
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
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Universal voltage-current characteristics are presented for a planar diode, showing the general transition from the Fowler-Nordheim relation to the Child-Langmuir law. These curves are normalized to the intrinsic scales that are constructed from the Fowler-Nordheim coefficients A, B. They provide an immediate assessment of the importance of the space charge effects, once the gap voltage, gap spacing, and the Fowler-Nordheim coefficients are specified. An example in the parameter regime of vacuum microelectronics is presented.
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