Photoemission-based microelectronic devices

Ebrahim Forati; Tyler J. Dill; Andrea R. Tao; Dan Sievenpiper

doi:10.1038/ncomms13399

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Photoemission-based microelectronic devices

Ebrahim Forati,
Tyler J. Dill,
Andrea R. Tao,
Dan Sievenpiper

Affiliations

Ebrahim Forati: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California San Diego
Tyler J. Dill: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego
Andrea R. Tao: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego
Dan Sievenpiper: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California San Diego

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13399
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Most microelectronic devices today exploit the electronic properties of semiconductors. Here, the authors demonstrate a microelectronic device for free-space electrons by using the enhanced fields in a microstructured metal surface to induce effective photoemission.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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