| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9572282 | Applied Surface Science | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A planar diode with finite-radius emitter is studied with particle-in-cell simulations to extend the classical one-dimensional (1D) Child-Langmuir law to two-dimensions. It is found that the 2D space-charge-limited current density in units of the classical 1D value follows a monotonically decreasing function of the dimensionless ratio of emitter radius (R) to gap separation (D), and the function can be extended to relativistic regime without significant modification. It is also verified that Lau's analytical prediction of the 2D Child-Langmuir law is in better agreement with the simulation results in comparison with Rokhlenko's.
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Authors
Yongdong Li, Hongguang Wang, Chunliang Liu, Jian Sun,