Electromechanical self-oscillations of carbon nanotube field emitterстатья
Статья опубликована в высокорейтинговом журнале
Информация о цитировании статьи получена из
Web of Science,
Scopus
Статья опубликована в журнале из списка Web of Science и/или Scopus
Дата последнего поиска статьи во внешних источниках: 18 июля 2013 г.
Аннотация:We report the observation of the electromechanical self-oscillations excited in a vacuum diode with a field emission cathode made of single-wall carbon nanotubes. The mechanical oscillations of the cathode accompanied by the periodic variations of the emission current intensity have been observed under the action of a constant voltage applied between the cathode and the anode of the diode. An empirical model of the phenomenon is proposed. It provides a qualitative agreement of the experimental results and the theoretical predictions. The modeling assuming a common behavior of the electromechanical systems with nano-sized mechanically flexible field emitters has been performed. It has demonstrated a dependence of the oscillation frequency value on the geometrical size of flexible emitters and on the value of voltage applied. This phenomenon opens a way for generation of the high frequency electromagnetic waves by using the electromechanical systems with emitters of nanometer size. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.