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Basic research into Field Emission (FE) at high current densities was initiated by Dyke and his colleagues in the mid-1950s.31#x2013;34 Modern vacuum techniques, pulsed voltage methods, and other advanced technologies allowed their use of higher electric fields and higher emission current densities than were previously possible. Pulsed current densities of 108 A/cm2 with tungsten (W) cathodes and, later, up to 107 A/cm7 in the dc mode35 were achieved in electric fields 5–8 × 107 V/cm.
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(2005). Characteristics of Field Emission at Very High Current Densities. In: Brodie, I., Schwoebel, P. (eds) Field Emission in Vacuum Microelectronics. Microdevices. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27419-7_2
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