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Title: Low-noise cold-field emission current obtained between two opposed carbon cone nanotips during in situ transmission electron microscope biasing

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4923245· OSTI ID:22483125
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  1. CEMES, UPR-8011 CNRS, University of Toulouse, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse (France)

A dedicated transmission electron microscope sample holder has been used to study in situ the cold-field emission process of carbon cone nanotips (CCnTs). We show that when using a CCnT instead of a Au plate-anode, the standard deviation of the emission current noise can be decreased from the 10 nA range to the 1 nA range under vacuum conditions of 10{sup −5 }Pa. This shows the strong influence of the anode on the cold-field emission current noise.

OSTI ID:
22483125
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 26; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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