@ARTICLE{Knápek_Alexandr_Preparation_2018, author={Knápek, Alexandr and Horáček, Miroslav and Chlumská, Jana and Kuparowitz, Tomáš and Sobola, Dinara and Šikula, Josef}, volume={vol. 25}, number={No 3}, journal={Metrology and Measurement Systems}, pages={451-458}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation}, abstract={The paper deals with the preparation and measurement of an experimental polymer graphite cathode that seems to be a promising and cheap source of electrons utilizing cold field-emission in high- and ultra-high vacuum. Polymer graphite seems to be a proper material as it contains a large amount of hybridized carbon with a low degree of surface oxidation and silicon monoxide (SiO). Within the frame of this work, a special experimental method of tip preparation has been designed and tuned. This method is based on ion milling inside a dual-beam electron microscope enabling to obtain ultra-sharp tips of a diameter smaller than 100 nm with a predefined opening angle. The charge transport within experimental samples is evaluated based on results provided by the noise spectroscopy of the total emission current in the time and frequency domains.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Preparation and noise analysis of polymer graphite cathode}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/108096/PDF/art03.pdf}, keywords={field emission, polymer graphite, noise analysis}, }