Simulation 0f the Heat Transfer in the Nanocathode

V.G. Daniov, V.Yu. Rudnev, V.I. Kretov

Moscowinstitute ofelectronics and mathematics National research university Higher school of economics MIEM NRU HSE Moscow, Russia.
Moscowtechnicaluniversity ofcommunicationsand informatics, Moscowinstitute ofelectronics and mathematics National research university Higher school of economics MTUCI, MIEM NRU HSE Moscow, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2012.24B019                

Abstract

The heat transfer processis simulated in a nano-sized cone-shaped cathode. A model of heat transfer is constructed using the phase field system and theNottingham effect. We considerinfluence of the free boundary curvature and the Nottingham effect on the heat balance in the cathode.

Keywords

thermo-field emission, cathode, Nottingham effect, free boundary, phase field system, Stefan-Gibbs-Thomson problem

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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