Theoretical assessment of transitions across thermionic, field, and space-charge-limited emission
Adam M. Darr, Caleb Darr, Allen L. Garner
Abstract
This paper presents a theory of field emission and thermionic emission, including the subsequent transition to the space-charge limited emission regime. Since transitions between mechanisms can influence the full solution even orders of magnitude distant in voltage or current density, the paper develops a new tool to identify transitions within a diode's geometric and electric parameter spaces.
Topics & Concepts
Thermionic emissionSpace chargeField electron emissionPhysicsElectric fieldDiodeSpace (punctuation)Current (fluid)Field (mathematics)VoltageCurrent densityComputational physicsElectronOptoelectronicsQuantum mechanicsComputer scienceMathematicsThermodynamicsPure mathematicsOperating systemSemiconductor materials and devicesElectrostatic Discharge in ElectronicsCarbon Nanotubes in Composites