It is demonstrated that the field emission from graphene-like structures (GLSs) has a very low excitation threshold (about two orders of magnitude lower than that of metals and semiconductors). It is shown that the total energy distribution (TED) of field emission electrons from GLSs differs considerably from the spectra obtained for metals. The existence of two maxima of this distribution (spaced 0.7-1.7 eV apart), significant broadening of the energy distribution, and a shift of these maxima depending on the electric field intensity are reported. The resonance nature of low-threshold field emission from GLSs is confirmed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)72-75
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Communications Technology and Electronics
Volume61
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2016

    Research areas

  • Engineering controlled terms: Electric fields, Electric power distribution, Electron emission, Field emissionElectric field intensities, Energy distributions, Excitation threshold, Graphene likes, Low-threshold field emission, Orders of magnitude, Total energy distributionsEngineering main heading: Graphene

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