Field-emission sites on unpolished stainless steel

作者: B M Cox , W T Williams

DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/10/3/001

关键词: Tracking (particle physics)Field electron emissionScanning electron microscopeAnalytical chemistryEnvironmental scanning electron microscopeElectron beam-induced depositionMaterials scienceElectronElectron microscopeOpticsElectric field

摘要: An electron-beam tracking technique has been used to locate the sources of field-emitted electrons for subsequent in situ examination with a scanning electron microscope. The electrical characteristics individual emitters were measured and estimate their physical size assuming simple geometric models. Micrographs two locations are shown both before after application an electric field sufficiently large destroy emission source.

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