论文信息 - Thermal-field treatment for creating single-crystal tungsten tips with ultimate sharpness

Thermal-field treatment for creating single-crystal tungsten tips with ultimate sharpness

The thermal-field (TF) treatment conditions for <111> oriented single-crystal tungsten tips were systematically studied using the remolding technique, which uses the reversely polarized field in the treatment opposite to the field emission polarity. A treatment sequence has been established for producing nanotips that end with a very sharp <111> apex at the end.

H. Shimoyama | S. Fujita | H. Shimoyama | S. Fujita

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