Periodic Field Emission from an Isolated Nano-Scale Electron Island

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10 September 2004

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/0409253

Abstract

We observe field emission from an isolated nano-machined gold island. The island is able to mechanically oscillate between two facing electrodes, which provide recharging and detection of the emission current. We are able to trace and reproduce the transition from current flow through a rectangular tunneling barrier to the regime of field emission. A theoretical model via a master-equation reproduces the experimental data and shows deviation from the Fowler-Nordheim description due to the island's electric isolation.

Keywords

THEORETICAL MODEL
ELECTRON ISLAND
SCALE ELECTRON
PERIODIC FIELD
FIELD EMISSION
ISOLATED NANO
ISLAND
GOLD
NANO

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Version 1, 2004-09-10, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review Letters, 93 (18), 186801.

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