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[broli]

@trim12 I also did that but I wasn't sure if the current illustration was correct and Philip didn't share the multi layer concept so I would be wrong. But nonetheless below is what I think it would look like :p.

[hollander]

Thermionic current at 1,000,000 Amperes = 10^6 A @ room temperature? This is science fiction. Probably you missed a minus sign in the exponent. Thermionic current at room temperature is no more than 10^(-6) A/cm2. There is no known material emitting that high. Are you planning to build 10^12 cm^2 chips? And geometry doesn't matter.

[Philip Hardcastle]

@Hollander, I do not mind a challenge to anything I say but you need to crawl back under the rock you just came out of.


The person that said almost 100 years ago that the thermionic current at the surface of a room temperature metal is 1 million amperes was never accused of misplacing a negative sign to an exponent. If you want to know that famous scientists name go and educate yourself.


For those that want solid science to back up the numbers Google Esaki diodes and you will see entries like this


"Esaki diode characteristics with maximum reverse current of 1750 kA/cm2 at 0.50 V"




Note the article states 1750kA/cm2, that is 1.75 million amperes per cm2.

The Esaki diode is a quenco without the mesh.

I will not respond to any other post from this Hollander jerk, he is here just to be nasty.

[Groundloop]

Here is some information about Tunnel Diodes.

GL.

[Philip Hardcastle]

Thanks Groundloop,


Re my last post, to be strictly correct I should say the MIM Tunnel diode is a Quenco without a mesh.


http://scitechstory.com/2010/11/19/the-mim-diode-another-challenger-for-the-electronics-crown/