Simulation of a THz vacuum triode using carbon-nanotube emitter

Petrolati, Eleonora and Paoloni, Claudio and Di Carlo, Aldo (2006) Simulation of a THz vacuum triode using carbon-nanotube emitter. In: 2006 IEEE INTERNATIONAL VACUUM ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE HELD JOINTLY WITH 2006 IEEE INTERNATIONAL VACUUM ELECTRON SOURCES :. IEEE, Monterey, pp. 197-198. ISBN 1-4244-0108-9

Abstract

An analysis and a preliminarily evaluation of the performance of an integrated vacuum triode amplifier with a single field emission CNT in the THz frequency range is proposed. The most relevant merit factors, such as leakage current, transparency and cut-off frequency are considered to demonstrate the ability of the device to perform in the THzfrequency range.